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Two-Step Activation of Meiosis by the mat1 Locus in Schizosaccharomyces pombe

Martin Willer1 Department of Genetics, Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Copenhagen, DK-1353Copenhagen K, Denmark
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Lise Hoffmann1 Department of Genetics, Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Copenhagen, DK-1353Copenhagen K, Denmark
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Unnur Styrkársdóttir1 Department of Genetics, Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Copenhagen, DK-1353Copenhagen K, Denmark
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Richard Egel1 Department of Genetics, Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Copenhagen, DK-1353Copenhagen K, Denmark
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John Davey2 School of Biochemistry, University of Birmingham, BirminghamB15 2TT, England
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Olaf Nielsen1 Department of Genetics, Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Copenhagen, DK-1353Copenhagen K, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 4964-4970 | Received 21 Feb 1995, Accepted 26 Jun 1995, Published online: 30 Mar 2023

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Yoshiyuki Imai, John Davey, Makiko Kawagishi-Kobayashi & Masayuki Yamamoto. (1997) Genes Encoding Farnesyl Cysteine Carboxyl Methyltransferase in Schizosaccharomyces pombe and Xenopus laevis. Molecular and Cellular Biology 17:3, pages 1543-1551.
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Naoyuki Yabana & Masayuki Yamamoto. (1996) Schizosaccharomyces pombe map1+ Encodes a MADS-Box-Family Protein Required for Cell-Type-Specific Gene Expression. Molecular and Cellular Biology 16:7, pages 3420-3428.
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