Mating pheromone alpha-factor, made by alpha cells; interacts with mating type a cells to induce cell cycle arrest and other responses leading to mating; also encoded by MF(ALPHA)1, which is more highly expressed; binds copper(II) ions [Source:SGD;Acc:S000003057]

Chromosome VII: 344,791-345,153 reverse strand.

R64-1-1:BK006941.2

This gene has 1 transcript (splice variant), 43 orthologues and 1 paralogue.

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