[HTML][HTML] A focus on yeast mating: From pheromone signaling to cell-cell fusion
Cells live in a chemical environment and are able to orient towards chemical cues.
Unicellular haploid fungal cells communicate by secreting pheromones to reproduce …
Unicellular haploid fungal cells communicate by secreting pheromones to reproduce …
Regulation of G protein–initiated signal transduction in yeast: paradigms and principles
HG Dohlman, J Thorner - Annual review of biochemistry, 2001 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract All cells have the capacity to evoke appropriate and measured responses to signal
molecules (such as peptide hormones), environmental changes, and other external stimuli …
molecules (such as peptide hormones), environmental changes, and other external stimuli …
Global roles of Ste11p, cell type, and pheromone in the control of gene expression during early sexual differentiation in fission yeast
Fission yeast cells belong to one of two specialized cell types, M or P. Specific
environmental conditions trigger sexual differentiation, which leads to an internal program …
environmental conditions trigger sexual differentiation, which leads to an internal program …
Cdc42 explores the cell periphery for mate selection in fission yeast
FO Bendezú, SG Martin - Current biology, 2013 - cell.com
How cells polarize in response to external cues is a fundamental biological problem. For
mating, yeast cells orient growth toward the source of a pheromone gradient produced by …
mating, yeast cells orient growth toward the source of a pheromone gradient produced by …
Except in Every Detail: Comparing and Contrasting G-Protein Signaling in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Schizosaccharomyces pombe
CS Hoffman - Eukaryotic Cell, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
When asked to explain the difference between the mechanisms controlling mating type
switching in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the fission yeast …
switching in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the fission yeast …
Spatial focalization of pheromone/MAPK signaling triggers commitment to cell–cell fusion
Cell fusion is universal in eukaryotes for fertilization and development, but what signals this
process is unknown. Here, we show in Schizosaccharomyces pombe that fusion does not …
process is unknown. Here, we show in Schizosaccharomyces pombe that fusion does not …
Signaling systems of lower eukaryotes and their evolution
AO Shpakov, MN Pertseva - International Review of Cell and Molecular …, 2008 - Elsevier
Making progress in the study of hormone‐sensitive signaling systems in vertebrates and
human requires a better understanding of how chemosignaling systems in lower eukaryotes …
human requires a better understanding of how chemosignaling systems in lower eukaryotes …
Inhibition of Ras activity coordinates cell fusion with cell–cell contact during yeast mating
In the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, pheromone signaling engages a
signaling pathway composed of a G protein–coupled receptor, Ras, and a mitogen-activated …
signaling pathway composed of a G protein–coupled receptor, Ras, and a mitogen-activated …
Modified yeast cells to investigate the coupling of G protein‐coupled receptors to specific G proteins
G Ladds, K Davis, EW Hillhouse… - Molecular …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
G protein‐coupled receptors (GPCRs) help to regulate the physiology of all the major organ
systems. They respond to a multitude of ligands and activate a range of effector proteins to …
systems. They respond to a multitude of ligands and activate a range of effector proteins to …