Transcription factors Mat2 and Znf2 operate cellular circuits orchestrating opposite- and same-sex mating in Cryptococcus neoformans.

Cryptococcus neoformans is a human fungal pathogen that undergoes a dimorphic transition from a unicellular yeast to multicellular hyphae during opposite sex (mating) and unisexual reproduction (same-sex mating). Opposite- and same-sex mating are induced by similar environmental conditions and invol...

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Main Authors: Xiaorong Lin, Jennifer C Jackson, Marianna Feretzaki, Chaoyang Xue, Joseph Heitman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-05-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20485569/?tool=EBI