Prions are a common mechanism for phenotypic inheritance in wild yeasts
The self-templating conformations of yeast prion proteins act as epigenetic elements of inheritance. Yeast prions might provide a mechanism for generating heritable phenotypic diversity that promotes survival in fluctuating environments and the evolution of new traits. However, this hypothesis is hi...
Main Authors: | Halfmann, Randal Arthur, Jarosz, Daniel F., Jones, Sandra K., Chang, Amelia, Lancaster, Alex K., Lindquist, Susan |
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Other Authors: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology |
Format: | Article |
Language: | en_US |
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Nature Publishing Group
2014
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/84950 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1307-882X |
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