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Tunicate cytostatic factor TC14-3 induces a polycomb group gene and histone modification through Ca(2+) binding and protein dimerization.
BMC cell biology - 2 Feb 2012
Kawamura Kaz, Takakura Kohki, Mori Daigo, Ikeda Kohki, Nakamura Akio, Suzuki Tomohiko
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: As many invertebrate species have multipotent cells that undergo cell growth and differentiation during regeneration and budding, many unique and interesting homeostatic factors are expected to exist in those animals. However, our understanding of such factors and global mechanisms remains very poor. Single zooids of the tunicate, Polyandrocarpa misakiensis, can give off as many as 40 buds during the...
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