TABLE 1.
Comparison of sites of sterol-rich domains in different fungi
| Parameter | Cell type
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. cerevisiae buds | C. neoformans buds |
C. albicans
|
A. nidulans hyphae | S. pombe rods | ||
| Buds | Hyphae | |||||
| Morphogenesis | Absent | Present | Absent | Present | Present | Present |
| Site | Bud tips | Hyphal tips | Hyphal tips | Ends of rods | ||
| Septae | Absent | Present | Absent | Present | Present | Present |
| Pheromone-induced cells | Tips of mating projections | Tips of mating projections | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Tips of mating projections |
| Reference | 5 | 62 | 55 | 55 | 67 | 92 |