Ceramide signals for initiation of yeast mating-specific cell cycle arrest

Cell Cycle

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 441-454

  Villasmil, Michelle L ^a,b   Francisco, Jamie ^a   Gallo Ebert, Christina ^a   Donigan, Melissa ^a   Liu, Hsing Yin ^a   Brower, Melody ^a,c   Nickels, Joseph T ^a  

^a Genesis Biotechnology Group   (United States)

^b CATO RESEARCH LTD   (United States)

^c Johnson Johnson   (United States)

Author keywords

cell cycle; ceramide; cyclin; lipid; yeast

Indexed keywords

AUREOBASIDIN A; CERAMIDE; CYCLINE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PHEROMONE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 4,5 BISPHOSPHATE; PLECKSTRIN; SERINE PALMITOYLTRANSFERASE; SPHINGOLIPID; THERMOZYMOCIDIN; ALKALINE CERAMIDASE; ALKALINE DIHYDROCERAMIDASE, S CEREVISIAE; AMIDASE; LAC1 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PIP2 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; YPC1 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL MEMBRANE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTING; HYDROXYLATION; MATING; NONHUMAN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; WILD TYPE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINT; DRUG EFFECTS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENETICS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; METABOLISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ALKALINE CERAMIDASE; AMIDOHYDROLASES; CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINTS; CELL MEMBRANE; CERAMIDES; CYCLINS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PHEROMONES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPHINGOLIPIDS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84964824063     PISSN: 15384101     EISSN: 15514005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2015.1127475     Document Type: Article

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