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Ascus (fungus)

Known as: asci, ascus, ascus fungus 
OBSOLETE. A sac-like fruiting body (ascomycete Fungi); contains ascospores (typically eight in number). [ISBN:0198547684]
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Cloning and Expression of Two Chitin Deacetylase Genes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Chitin deacetylase (EC 3.5.1.41), which hydrolyses the N‐acetamido groups of N‐acetyl‐d‐glucosamine residues in chitin, has been… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
UME6 is a central component of a developmental regulatory switch controlling meiosis-specific gene expression.
The UME6 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae was identified as a mitotic repressor of early meiosis-specific gene expression. It… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Micromanipulation and dissection of asci.
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Changing patterns of gene expression during sporulation in yeast.
Analysis of RNAs isolated from the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae reveals a dramatic series of changes in protein coding… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Initiation of meiosis in yeast mutants defective in adenylate cyclase and cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Isolation of SPO12-1 and SPO13-1 from a natural variant of yeast that undergoes a single meiotic division.
ATCC4117 is a strain of S. cerevisiae that undergoes a single nuclear division during sporulation to produce asci containing two… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Protein degradation and proteinases during yeast sporulation.
During ascospore formation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, at least 60-70% of the pre-existing vegetative protein was broken down at… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Changes in the Lipid Composition and Fine Structure of Saccharomyces cerevisiae During Ascus Formation
Eighty to ninety percent of vegetative cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae DCL 740 incubated in KCl-acetate medium form asci, the… 
Highly Cited
1959
Highly Cited
1959
EFFECT OF POTASSIUM VERSUS SODIUM IN THE SPORULATION OF SACCHAROMYCES
Adamis (1949, 1950) described a modified Stantial (1935) acetate medium consisting of low concentrations of glucose, so(lium… 
Highly Cited
1952
Highly Cited
1952
Sodium Acetate Agar as a Sporulation Medium for Yeast
THE formation of adequate numbers of 4-spored asci in yeasts is essential for genetical analysis, and, as spore viability… 
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