Cell and Nuclear Recognition Mechanisms Mediated by Mating Type in Filamentous Ascomycetes

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Journal Curr Opin Microbiol

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2000 Apr 4

PMID 10744990

Citations 22

Authors

P K Shiu

N L Glass

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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.

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