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Coding genes and molecular structures of the diffusible signalling proteins (pheromones) of the polar ciliate, Euplotes nobilii.
Marine genomics - 1 Dec 2012
Vallesi Adriana, Alimenti Claudio, Pedrini Bill, Di Giuseppe Graziano, Dini Fernando, Wüthrich Kurt, Luporini Pierangelo
Abstract excerpt
In protozoan ciliates, diffusible signalling proteins (pheromones) regulate the vegetative growth and mating interactions. Here, the coding genes and the structures of the encoded pheromones were studied in genetically distinct wild-type strains representing interbreeding Antarctic and Arctic populations of the marine ciliate Euplotes nobilii. Determination of seven allelic pheromone-coding DNA sequences revealed...
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