Table 3.
Genes/gene products relevant to this study
| Gene(s) | Protein product(s) | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| S. cerevisiae | ||
| STE4 | Gβ subunit | Whiteway et al., 1989 |
| STE6 | a-factor transporter | McGrath and Varshavsky, 1989; Kuchler et al., 1989 |
| SST2 | Regulator of G protein signaling | Dietzel and Kurjan, 1987 |
| STE3 | a-factor receptor | Hagen et al., 1986 |
| MFA1, MFA2 | a-factor peptide precursors | Michaelis and Herskowitz, 1988 |
| RAM1, RAM2 | α- and β-subunits of farnesyl transferase | He et al., 1991 |
| STE14 | Carboxyl methylase | Sapperstein et al., 1994 |
| STE24 | N- and C-terminal protease of a-factor precursors | Boyartchuk et al., 1997; Tam et al., 1998; Fujimura-Kamada et al., 1997 |
| RCE1 | C-terminal protease of a-factor precursors | Boyartchuk et al., 1997 |
| STE23, AXL1 | N-terminal proteases of a-factor precursors | Adames et al., 1995; Chen et al., 1997b |
| S. commune | ||
| bbr1 | Pheromone receptor from specificity 1 of the Bβ locus | Vaillancourt et al., 1997 |
| bbr2 | Pheromone receptor from specificity 2 of the Bβ locus | This study |
| bbp1(1) | Pheromone 1 from specificity 1 of the Bβ locus | Vaillancourt et al., 1997 |
| bbp2(4) | Pheromone 4 from specificity 2 of the Bβ locus | This study |