Chemotropism and Cell-Cell Fusion in Fungi

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 16 Mar 2022 English Publisher:American Society for MicrobiologyJournal:Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, volume 86 (issn: 1092-2172, eissn: 1098-5557,

Authors: Manuella R. Clark-Cotton; Katherine C. Jacobs; Daniel J. Lew;

doi: 10.1128/mmbr.00165-21

pmid: 35138122

pmc: PMC8826960

handle: 10161/24504

Chemotropism and Cell-Cell Fusion in Fungi

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Abstract

Fungi exhibit an enormous variety of morphologies, including yeast colonies, hyphal mycelia, and elaborate fruiting bodies. This diversity arises through a combination of polar growth, cell division, and cell fusion.

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Keywords

571, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, Chemotaxis, anastomosis, Cell Communication, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, yeast, Pheromones, mating, Cell Fusion, cell polarity, pheromone, GPCR, Cdc42, fungi

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