title: Roles played by Ras subfamily proteins in the cell and developmental biology of microorganisms.
abstract: The Ras subfamily proteins are monomeric GTPases that function as molecular switches in cellular signal transduction pathways. This review describes our current knowledge of the roles that these proteins play in the growth and differentiation of single celled microorganisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z3. gweeks@unixg.ubc.ca
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Weeks
authors.forename: George B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Spiegelman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000254:growth & development; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000254:growth & development; D004023:Dictyostelium / Q000254:growth & development; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000254:growth & development; D005658:Fungi / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000254:growth & development; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000254:growth & development; D012568:Schizosaccharomyces / Q000254:growth & development; D014588:Ustilago / Q000254:growth & development; D018631:ras Proteins / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D018631:ras Proteins