Evidence that the StlA polyketide synthase is required for the transition of growth to development in Polysphondylium violaceum.

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The social amoeba Polysphondylium violaceum uses chemoattractants different from those of Dictyoctelium discoideum for cell aggregation. However, the detailed mechanisms in P. violaceum remain unknown. We have previously reported that the polyketide synthase StlA is involved in inducing aggregation in this species. To elucidate the mechanism of StlA-induced aggregation in P. violaceum, we analyzed the phenotype...

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