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.Peer reviewed: YesNRC publication: Ye
Abstract Mating-type genes control sexual development in ascomycetes. Little is known about their fu...
Sexual reproduction in yeasts has a survival function by providing an alternative to the vegetative ...
The significance of sexual selection, the component of natural selection associated with variation i...
SummaryBackgroundWe investigated the determinants of sexual identity in the budding yeast Saccharomy...
The specificity of recognition of M-factor (lipid peptide) is extremely stringent, whereas that of t...
Anisogamy, the size difference between small male and large female gametes, is known to enable selec...
life cycle. When nutrient limited, a diploid yeast cell will form four haploid spores encased in a ...
BACKGROUND: Saccharomyces yeasts are an important model system in many areas of biological research....
Cells live in a chemical environment and are able to orient towards chemical cues. Unicellular haplo...
The reproductive genes of fungi, like those of many other organisms, are thought to diversify rapidl...
Sex with another species can be disastrous, especially for organisms that mate only once, like yeast...
Sexual reproduction is a universal mechanism for generating genetic diversity in eukaryotes. Fungi e...
Courtship is pivotal for successful mating. However, courtship is challenging for the Cryptococcus n...
Sexual reproduction likely evolved as protection from environmental stresses, specifically, to repai...
AbstractThe fungal pathogen Candida albicans can mate under highly controlled conditions. It can als...
Abstract Mating-type genes control sexual development in ascomycetes. Little is known about their fu...
Sexual reproduction in yeasts has a survival function by providing an alternative to the vegetative ...
The significance of sexual selection, the component of natural selection associated with variation i...
SummaryBackgroundWe investigated the determinants of sexual identity in the budding yeast Saccharomy...
The specificity of recognition of M-factor (lipid peptide) is extremely stringent, whereas that of t...
Anisogamy, the size difference between small male and large female gametes, is known to enable selec...
life cycle. When nutrient limited, a diploid yeast cell will form four haploid spores encased in a ...
BACKGROUND: Saccharomyces yeasts are an important model system in many areas of biological research....
Cells live in a chemical environment and are able to orient towards chemical cues. Unicellular haplo...
The reproductive genes of fungi, like those of many other organisms, are thought to diversify rapidl...
Sex with another species can be disastrous, especially for organisms that mate only once, like yeast...
Sexual reproduction is a universal mechanism for generating genetic diversity in eukaryotes. Fungi e...
Courtship is pivotal for successful mating. However, courtship is challenging for the Cryptococcus n...
Sexual reproduction likely evolved as protection from environmental stresses, specifically, to repai...
AbstractThe fungal pathogen Candida albicans can mate under highly controlled conditions. It can als...
Abstract Mating-type genes control sexual development in ascomycetes. Little is known about their fu...
Sexual reproduction in yeasts has a survival function by providing an alternative to the vegetative ...
The significance of sexual selection, the component of natural selection associated with variation i...