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The a mating type locus of U. maydis specifies cell signaling components
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The a mating type locus of the phytopathogenic fungus U. maydis controls fusion of haploid cells and filamentous growth of the dikaryotic mycelium. The a locus exists in two alleles, termed a1 and a2, which are defined by nonhomologous DNA regions comprising 4.5 kb for a1 and 8 kb for a2, flanked by identical sequences. Based on functional assays, mutants, and sequencing, we demonstrate that the mating type in each allele is determined by a set of two genes. One encodes a precursor for a lipopeptide mating factor, and the other specifies the receptor for the pheromone secreted by cells of opposite mating type. Thus, U. maydis employs a novel strategy to determine its mating type by providing the primary determinants of cell-cell recognition directly from the mating type locus.
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- Authors
- Bölker, M., Urban, M., & Kahmann, R.
- Venue
- Cell
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1992-02
- Volume
- 68
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 441-450
- ISSN
- 0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2031168303
- Cited by
- 371
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 7.76
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
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