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J Bacteriol

Title:		Transient increase of Ca2+ uptake as a signal for mating pheromone-induced differentiation in the heterobasidiomycetous yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides
Author(s):		Miyakawa T; Tachikawa T; Jeong YK; Tsuchiya E; Fukui S;
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Journal Title:		J Bacteriol
Year:		1985
Volume:		162
Issue:		3
Page Number:		1304 - 1306
DOI:		10.1128/jb.162.3.1304-1306.1985
ISSN/ISBN:		0021-9193 (Print) 1098-5530 (Electronic) 0021-9193 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The role of Ca2+ for the signaling of rhodotorucine A, a mating pheromone of Rhodosporidium toruloides, was investigated. The efficiency with which the target cells responded to the mating pheromone was dependent on the Ca2+ concentration in the medium. The pheromone induced a very rapid and transient increase of Ca2+ uptake in the recipient cell. We concluded that the transient increase in the intracellular Ca2+ concentration could play an essential role in the control of differentiation by the pheromone"
Keywords:		Animals Basidiomycota/*metabolism Calcium/*metabolism Cell Differentiation/drug effects Egtazic Acid/pharmacology Pheromones/*pharmacology Sex Attractants/*pharmacology;
Notes:		"MedlineMiyakawa, T Tachikawa, T Jeong, Y K Tsuchiya, E Fukui, S eng 1985/06/01 J Bacteriol. 1985 Jun; 162(3):1304-6. doi: 10.1128/jb.162.3.1304-1306.1985"