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Regulation of entry into gametogenesis

Author(s) -

Folkert J. van Werven,

Angelika Amon

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

philosophical transactions of the royal society b biological sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.753

H-Index - 272

eISSN - 1471-2970

pISSN - 0962-8436

DOI - 10.1098/rstb.2011.0081

Subject(s) - gametogenesis , schizosaccharomyces pombe , biology , gamete , saccharomyces cerevisiae , sexual reproduction , schizosaccharomyces , meiosis , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , mating type , yeast , transcription factor , gene , embryo , embryogenesis , sperm

Gametogenesis is a fundamental aspect of sexual reproduction in eukaryotes. In the unicellular fungi Saccharomyces cerevisiae (budding yeast) and Schizosaccharomyces pombe (fission yeast), where this developmental programme has been extensively studied, entry into gametogenesis requires the convergence of multiple signals on the promoter of a master regulator. Starvation signals and cellular mating-type information promote the transcription of cell fate inducers, which in turn initiate a transcriptional cascade that propels a unique type of cell division, meiosis, and gamete morphogenesis. Here, we will provide an overview of how entry into gametogenesis is initiated in budding and fission yeast and discuss potential conserved features in the germ cell development of higher eukaryotes.

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