A Walk-through of the Yeast Mating Pheromone Response Pathway

Overview

Journal Peptides

Specialty Biochemistry

Date 2005 Feb 5

PMID 15690603

Citations 170

Authors

Lee Bardwell

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Abstract

The intracellular signal transduction pathway by which the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae responds to the presence of peptide mating pheromone in its surroundings is one of the best understood signaling pathways in eukaryotes, yet continues to generate new surprises and insights. In this review, we take a brief walk down the pathway, focusing on how the signal is transmitted from the cell-surface receptor-coupled G protein, via a MAP kinase cascade, to the nucleus.

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