G-protein-linked signaling pathways mediate development in Dictyostelium.
G-protein-linked signaling pathways mediate development in Dictyostelium.
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G 蛋白相关信号通路介导盘基网柄菌的发育。
DOI:
10.1101/sqb.1992.057.01.022
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发表时间:
1992
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Devreotes,PN
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Johnson,RL;Gundersen,R;Hereld,D;Pitt,GS;Tugendreich,S;Saxe,CL;Kimmel,AR;Devreotes,PN
Dictyostelium is a simple model organism for developmental studies. Under conditions of growth, single amoebae comprise a homogeneous population of cells, but when deprived of nutrients, cells aggregate to form a multicellular structure consisting of several different cell types (Fig. 1). Development is first detected when amoebae migrate to central points within a monolayer and form aggregates of many thousands of cells. Cells become tightly adherent within the aggregate to create a mound, upon which a single tip forms. This structure rises, falls over, and forms a migrating pseudoplasmodium or" slug" with the tip forming the anterior end. Slugs are about a millimeter in size and crawl about the surface. This migratory phase, which can be bypassed, is influenced by multiple factors, such as light, temperature, and pH. Culmination results in a sorocarp or fruiting body, which consists of a stalk of dead vacuolated cells supporting an encased spore mass. Exposure of spores to nutrients causes amoebae to emerge and completes the life cycle (Raper 1940; Bonner 1944).