A functional prepro-alpha-factor gene in Saccharomyces yeasts can contain three, four, or five repeats of the mature pheromone sequence.

Brake AJ, Julius DJ, Thorner J. A functional prepro-alpha-factor gene in Saccharomyces yeasts can contain three, four, or five repeats of the mature pheromone sequence. Mol Cell Biol. 1983 Aug; 3(8):1440-50.

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Brake AJ, Julius DJ, Thorner J