Analyzing the MAPK cascade

Question 1

What are the two types of budding yeast cell?

Answer 1

alpha and a

Question 2

How do budding yeast cells mate?

Answer 2

Cell a releases a factor causing transient G1 arrest in alpha cell
Cell alpha releases alpha factor causing transient G1 arrest in the a cell

Question 3

What is the a factor?

Answer 3

Farnesylated dodecapeptide

Question 4

What is the alpha factor?

Answer 4

tridecapeptide