Molecular genetics of mating recognition in basidiomycete fungi
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Mating-type genes in fungi place barriers on self-mating, maintaining genetic variability. Somatic cell fusion is sufficient for mating in the basidiomycete fungi, which are largely heterothallic. Three basidiomycete species are considered, the corn smut Ustilago maydis and the mushrooms Schizophyllum commune and Coprinus cinereus, and the molecular genetics of mating recognition are described.
Publication Name: Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 1092-2172
Year: 1998
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Hyperthermophilic enzymes: sources, uses, and molecular mechanisms for thermostability
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This review discusses bacterial and archaeal enzymes isolated from terrestrial and marine environments that exhibit unique temperature stability. Structure-function relationships, molecular basis of thermostability, catalytic properties, genetic and evolutionary aspects, and mechanism of action of these thermozymes are discussed.
Publication Name: Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 1092-2172
Year: 2001
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