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1Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Council of Canada, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Malcolm.whiteway@cnrc-nrc.gc.ca
Current Biology : CB
|August 23, 2011
Abstract:
Mating of Ascomycete fungi involves chemically distinct pheromones; one partner makes a lipid-modified peptide, the other partner a simple peptide. A new study has now found that this inherent asymmetry may not be necessary.

