title: Cell and nuclear recognition mechanisms mediated by mating type in filamentous ascomycetes.
abstract: Sexual development in filamentous ascomycetes requires mating-type genes to mediate recognition of compatible cell and nuclear types. Characterization of mating-type genes from various fungi shows that they primarily encode transcriptional regulators. Recent studies on mating-type-specific pheromones and internuclear recognition have shed light on how mating-type genes specify mating and nuclear identity in filamentous ascomycetes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany, The Biotechnology Laboratory, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. ktshiu@interchange.ub
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Shiu
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Glass
mesh_terms: D001203:Ascomycota / Q000166:cytology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D002455:Cell Division; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism*; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005800:Genes, Fungal / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D049770:Genes, Mating Type, Fungal; D010675:Pheromones / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012098:Reproduction / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005656:Fungal Proteins; D010675:Pheromones; D014157:Transcription Factors