ID   MFA2_USTMD              Reviewed;          38 AA.
AC   P31963;
DT   01-JUL-1993, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   01-JUL-1993, sequence version 1.
DT   25-MAY-2022, entry version 56.
DE   RecName: Full=A2-specific pheromone;
DE   AltName: Full=Mating factor A2;
DE   Flags: Precursor;
GN   Name=MFA2;
OS   Ustilago maydis (Corn smut fungus).
OC   Eukaryota; Fungi; Dikarya; Basidiomycota; Ustilaginomycotina;
OC   Ustilaginomycetes; Ustilaginales; Ustilaginaceae; Ustilago.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=5270;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=FBD11-21;
RX   PubMed=1310895; DOI=10.1016/0092-8674(92)90182-c;
RA   Boelker M., Urban M., Kahmann R.;
RT   "The a mating type locus of U. maydis specifies cell signaling
RT   components.";
RL   Cell 68:441-450(1992).
RN   [2]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=FBD11-21;
RX   PubMed=8602158; DOI=10.1007/bf02174029;
RA   Urban M., Kahmann R., Boelker M.;
RT   "The biallelic a mating type locus of Ustilago maydis: remnants of an
RT   additional pheromone gene indicate evolution from a multiallelic
RT   ancestor.";
RL   Mol. Gen. Genet. 250:414-420(1996).
CC   -!- FUNCTION: Mating pheromone for A2 allele.
CC   -!- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cell membrane {ECO:0000305}; Lipid-anchor
CC       {ECO:0000305}; Cytoplasmic side {ECO:0000305}.
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DR   EMBL; U37796; AAA99771.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   PIR; B42087; B42087.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; P31963; -.
DR   GO; GO:0005886; C:plasma membrane; IEA:UniProtKB-SubCell.
DR   GO; GO:0005186; F:pheromone activity; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
PE   3: Inferred from homology;
KW   Cell membrane; Lipoprotein; Membrane; Methylation; Pheromone; Prenylation.
FT   PEPTIDE         1..35
FT                   /note="A2-specific pheromone"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000044780"
FT   PROPEP          36..38
FT                   /note="Removed in mature form"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000403475"
FT   MOD_RES         35
FT                   /note="Cysteine methyl ester"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255"
FT   LIPID           35
FT                   /note="S-farnesyl cysteine"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255"
SQ   SEQUENCE   38 AA;  4030 MW;  2F68118126916657 CRC64;
     MLSIFETVAA AAPVTVAETQ QASNNENRGQ PGYYCLIA