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Curr Biol

Title:		Yeast mating: trying out new pickup lines
Author(s):		Whiteway M;
Address:		"Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Council of Canada, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Malcolm.whiteway@cnrc-nrc.gc.ca"
Journal Title:		Curr Biol
Year:		2011
Volume:		21
Issue:		16
Page Number:		R626 - R628
DOI:		10.1016/j.cub.2011.06.060
ISSN/ISBN:		1879-0445 (Electronic) 0960-9822 (Linking)
Abstract:		"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"
Keywords:		"Ascomycota/*physiology *Genes, Mating Type, Fungal Pheromones/*chemistry/*metabolism Saccharomyces cerevisiae/*physiology;"
Notes:		"MedlineWhiteway, Malcolm eng 42516-4/Canadian Institutes of Health Research/Canada Comment England 2011/08/23 Curr Biol. 2011 Aug 23; 21(16):R626-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.06.060"