title: Pheromone communication in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
abstract: Conjugation between two haploid yeast cells is generally controlled by the reciprocal action of diffusible mating pheromones, cells of each mating type releasing pheromones that induce mating-specific changes in cells of the opposite type. Recent studies into pheromone signalling in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe have revealed significant parallels with processes in higher eukaryotes and could provide the opportunity for investigating communication in an organism that is amenable to both biochemical and genetic manipulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Davey
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002453:Cell Cycle; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000502:physiology; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008540:Meiosis; D008745:Methylation; D008954:Models, Biological; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010455:Peptides / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D010675:Pheromones / Q000502:physiology*; D017368:Protein Prenylation; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D051964:Receptors, Mating Factor; D018000:Receptors, Peptide / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012100:Reproduction, Asexual / Q000502:physiology; D012568:Schizosaccharomyces / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D029702:Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000502:physiology*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; C089516:Mating Factor, S pombe; C085846:P-factor, S pombe; D010455:Peptides; D010675:Pheromones; D051964:Receptors, Mating Factor; D018000:Receptors, Peptide; D029702:Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; C490320:mfm1 protein, S pombe; D000242:Cyclic AMP