N-terminal residues of the yeast pheromone receptor, Ste2p, mediate mating events independently of G1-arrest signaling

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 630-638

  Shi, Chunhua ^a,d   Kendall, Stephanie C ^b   Grote, Eric ^c   Kaminskyj, Susan ^b   Loewen, Michèle C ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

G protein coupled receptor; Mating; Mutagenesis; Ste2p; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ISOLEUCINE; PHEROMONE RECEPTOR; PHEROMONE RECEPTOR STE2P; PROLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL CONTACT; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MATING; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

CELL CYCLE; G1 PHASE; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIGANDS; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; RECEPTORS, PHEROMONE; REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOLVENTS;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 67650092799     PISSN: 07302312     EISSN: 10974644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.22129     Document Type: Article

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