Signal input for a chemotactic response in the cellular slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum.
Signal input for a chemotactic response in the cellular slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum.
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细胞粘菌盘基网柄菌中趋化反应的信号输入。
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发表时间:
1975
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
T. M. Konijn
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作者:
J. Mato;A. Losada;V. Nanjundiah;T. M. Konijn
Drops with different concentrations of 3':5'-cyclic AMP were deposited at various distances from small populations of Dictyostelium discoideum amoebae, and the distances over which 50% of the amoebae drops reacted positively were determined. The linear regression analysis of a bouble logarithmic plot of distance against concentration gives a straight line with a slope of 1/4.25, which value suggests that the amoebae respond to a spatial gradient of cyclic AMP concentration. The threshold value for the signal is 3.6 X 10(-9) M/mm with a sensitivity of measurement of about 1%. These findings are discussed in relation to our present knowledge of cyclic AMP receptors.