Distal and proximal actions of peptide pheromone M-factor control different conjugation steps in fission yeast.

Mating pheromone signaling is essential for conjugation between haploid cells of P-type (P-cells) and haploid cells of M-type (M-cells) in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. A peptide pheromone, M-factor, produced by M-cells is recognized by the receptor of P-cells. An M-factor-less mutant, in which the M-f...

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Main Authors: Taisuke Seike, Taro Nakamura, Chikashi Shimoda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3713066?pdf=render