Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Interspecific actions of α mating pheromones on the a mating-type cells of three Saccharomyces yeasts

  • Original Articles
  • Published:
Current Genetics Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Summary

The a mating pheromones synthesized in three Saccharomyces yeasts (S. cerevisiae, S. kluyveri, and S. exiguus) displayed interspecific actions on the a cells of all three species despite the fact that the amino acid sequences of all three α pheromones are different. Mating between species, however, did not occur. The interspecifie α pheromone — a cell reaction was not necessarily more effective than the interspecific one.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Hisatomi T, Yanagishima N, Ban-no I (1986) Curr Genet 10: 887 to 892

    Google Scholar 

  • McCullough J, Herskowitz I (1979) J Bacteriol 138:146–154

    Google Scholar 

  • Sakai K, Yanagishima N (1972) Arch Microbiol 84:191–198

    Google Scholar 

  • Sakamoto M, Sakurai A, Ichikawa Y, Esumi Y, Tanaka H, Kitada C, Fujino M, Yanagishima N, Takahashi N (1986) Agric Biol Chem 50:1279–1285

    Google Scholar 

  • Sakurai A, Tamura S, Yanagishima N, Shimoda C (1977) Agric Biol Chem 41:395–398

    Google Scholar 

  • Sakurai A, Sakamoto M, Tanaka H, Esumi Y, Takahashi N, Fujimura H, Yanagishima N, Banno I (1984) FEBS Lett 166:339 to 342

    Google Scholar 

  • Sakurai A, Tanaka H, Esumi Y, Takahashi N, Hisatomi T, Yanagishima N, Ban-no I (1986) FEBS Lett 203:285–288

    Google Scholar 

  • Stötzler D, Kiltz H-H, Duntze W (1976) Eur J Biochem 69:397 to 400

    Google Scholar 

  • Thorner J (1981) In: Strathern JN, Jones EW, Broach JR (eds) The molecular biology of the yeast Saccharomyces. Life cycle and inheritance. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York, pp 143–180

    Google Scholar 

  • Yanagishima N, Nakagawa Y (1980) Mol Gen Genet 178:241–251

    Google Scholar 

  • Yanagishima N, Yoshida K (1981) In: O'Day DH, Horgen PA (eds) Sexual interactions in eukaryotic microbes. Academic Press, New York, pp 261–295

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Biological Institute, Faculty of Science, Nagoya University, 464, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan

    T. Hisatomi & N. Yanagishima

  2. The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, Wako-shi, Saitama, 351-01, Japan

    A. Sakurai & H. Kobayashi

Authors
  1. T. Hisatomi
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. N. Yanagishima
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. A. Sakurai
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. H. Kobayashi
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Additional information

†

Deceased on March 28, 1987

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Hisatomi, T., Yanagishima, N., Sakurai, A. et al. Interspecific actions of α mating pheromones on the a mating-type cells of three Saccharomyces yeasts. Curr Genet 13, 25–27 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00365752

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00365752

Key words

Search

Navigation