Transcriptional transitions during Dictyostelium spore germination.

doi:10.1128/EC.3.5.1101-1110.2004

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Transcriptional transitions during Dictyostelium spore germination.

Eukaryotic cell - 1 Oct 2004

Xu Qikai, Ibarra Miroslava, Mahadeo Dana, Shaw Chad, Huang Eryong, Kuspa Adam, Cotter David, Shaulsky Gad

Abstract excerpt

Many protozoa form spores in response to adversity; therefore, spore germination is a key process in their life cycle. Dictyostelium discoideum sporulates in response to starvation following a developmental program. Germination is characterized by two visible changes, spore swelling and the emergence of amoeba from the spore capsule. Several studies have indicated that an additional process termed spore...

Topics

Animals
Cellulase
Dictyostelium
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
Genes, Protozoan
Mutation
Myosin Type I
Protozoan Proteins
RNA, Messenger
RNA, Protozoan
Spores, Protozoan
Transcription, Genetic

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PMID: 15470238
DOI: 10.1128/EC.3.5.1101-1110.2004
PMCID: PMC522591

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