Cell and nuclear recognition mechanisms mediated by mating type in filamentous ascomycetes.
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.
Shiu
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PK
Department of Botany, The Biotechnology Laboratory, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. ktshiu@interchange.ub
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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
D005656:Fungal Proteins; D010675:Pheromones; D014157:Transcription Factors