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Evidence that the Dictyostelium Dd-STATa protein is a repressor that regulates commitment to stalk cell differentiation and is also required for efficient chemotaxis.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Aug 1999
Mohanty S, Jermyn K A, Early A, Kawata T, Aubry L, Ceccarelli A, Schaap P, Williams J G, Firtel R A
Abstract excerpt
Dd-STATa is a structural and functional homologue of the metazoan STAT (Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription) proteins. We show that Dd-STATa null cells exhibit several distinct developmental phenotypes. The aggregation of Dd-STATa null cells is delayed and they chemotax slowly to a cyclic AMP source, suggesting a role for Dd-STATa in these early processes. In Dd-STATa null strains, slug-like...
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