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Eukaryot Cell

Title:		Basidiomycete mating type genes and pheromone signaling
Author(s):		Raudaskoski M; Kothe E;
Address:		"Friedrich Schiller University, Institute of Microbiology, Microbial Phytopathology, Neugasse 25, Jena, Germany"
Journal Title:		Eukaryot Cell
Year:		2010
Volume:		20100226
Issue:		6
Page Number:		847 - 859
DOI:		10.1128/EC.00319-09
ISSN/ISBN:		1535-9786 (Electronic) 1535-9778 (Print) 1535-9786 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The genome sequences of the basidiomycete Agaricomycetes species Coprinopsis cinerea, Laccaria bicolor, Schizophyllum commune, Phanerochaete chrysosporium, and Postia placenta, as well as of Cryptococcus neoformans and Ustilago maydis, are now publicly available. Out of these fungi, C. cinerea, S. commune, and U. maydis, together with the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, have been investigated for years genetically and molecularly for signaling in sexual reproduction. The comparison of the structure and organization of mating type genes in fungal genomes reveals an amazing conservation of genes regulating the sexual reproduction throughout the fungal kingdom. In agaricomycetes, two mating type loci, A, coding for homeodomain type transcription factors, and B, encoding a pheromone/receptor system, regulate the four typical mating interactions of tetrapolar species. Evidence for both A and B mating type genes can also be identified in basidiomycetes with bipolar systems, where only two mating interactions are seen. In some of these fungi, the B locus has lost its self/nonself discrimination ability and thus its specificity while retaining the other regulatory functions in development. In silico analyses now also permit the identification of putative components of the pheromone-dependent signaling pathways. Induction of these signaling cascades leads to development of dikaryotic mycelia, fruiting body formation, and meiotic spore production. In pheromone-dependent signaling, the role of heterotrimeric G proteins, components of a mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade, and cyclic AMP-dependent pathways can now be defined. Additionally, the pheromone-dependent signaling through monomeric, small GTPases potentially involved in creating the polarized cytoskeleton for reciprocal nuclear exchange and migration during mating is predicted"
Keywords:		"Basidiomycota/*genetics/*physiology *Genes, Fungal Genes, Mating Type, Fungal Genome, Fungal Models, Genetic Pheromones/*metabolism Receptors, Pheromone/genetics *Signal Transduction/genetics;"
Notes:		"MedlineRaudaskoski, Marjatta Kothe, Erika eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Review 2010/03/02 Eukaryot Cell. 2010 Jun; 9(6):847-59. doi: 10.1128/EC.00319-09. Epub 2010 Feb 26"