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Interaction between mating-type proteins from the homothallic fungus Sordaria macrospora

Mating-type genes control sexual development in ascomycetes. Little is known about their function in homothallic species, which are self-fertile and do not require a mating partner for sexual reproduction. The function of mating-type genes in the homothallic fungus Sordaria macrospora was assayed using a yeast system in order to find properties typical of eukaryotic transcription factors. We were able to demonstrate that the mating-type proteins SMTA-1 and SMTa-1 have domains capable of activating transcription of yeast reporter genes. Two-hybrid analysis for heterodimerization and homodimerization revealed the ability of SMTA-1 to interact with SMTa-1 and vice versa. These two proteins are encoded by different mating types in the related heterothallic species Neurospora crassa. The interaction between SMTA-1 and SMTa-1 was defined by experiments with truncated versions of SMTA-1 and in vitro by means of protein cross-linking. Moreover, we gained evidence for homodimerization of SMTA-1. Possible functions of mating-type proteins in the homothallic ascomycete S. macrospora are discussed.

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1. Department for General and Molecular Botany, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany, , , , ,

   Sabine Jacobsen, Michael Wittig & Stefanie Pöggeler

1. Sabine Jacobsen
2. Michael Wittig
3. Stefanie Pöggeler

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Jacobsen, S., Wittig, M. & Pöggeler, S. Interaction between mating-type proteins from the homothallic fungus Sordaria macrospora. Curr Genet 41, 150–158 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00294-002-0276-0

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• Received: 10 October 2001

• Accepted: 16 January 2002

• Issue Date: June 2002

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00294-002-0276-0

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