Number of amino acids in Alpha factor mating pheromone
| Value | 36 Amino acids |
|---|---|
| Organism | Budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
| Reference | Chen P, Sapperstein SK, Choi JD, Michaelis S. Biogenesis of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae mating pheromone a-factor. J Cell Biol. 1997 Jan 27 136(2):251-69. Figure link - link PubMed ID9015298 |
| Comments | The mature a factor is 12 amino acids long, flanked by 21 amino acids on the N terminal and CaaX box (3 amino acids) on the C terminal. See figure link for sequence. |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 103027 |