title: Yeast mating: trying out new pickup lines.
abstract: Mating of Ascomycete fungi involves chemically distinct pheromones; one partner makes a lipid-modified peptide, the other partner a simple peptide. A new study has now found that this inherent asymmetry may not be necessary.
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Council of Canada, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Malcolm.whiteway@cnrc-nrc.gc.ca
authors.forename: Malcolm
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Whiteway
mesh_terms: D001203:Ascomycota / Q000502:physiology*; D049770:Genes, Mating Type, Fungal; D010675:Pheromones / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D010675:Pheromones