Article
Mutual suppression between mutations in the Dictyostelium Greenbeard pathway restores wild-type development.
BMC genomics - 5 Jun 2025
Katoh-Kurasawa Mariko, Trnovec Lena, Lehmann Peter, Zupan Blaž, Shaulsky Gad
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The Dictyostelium greenbeard pathway is mediated by two polymorphic transmembrane proteins, the TgrC1 ligand and the TgrB1 receptor. These proteins mediate allorecognition, altruism, and the developmental transition to multicellularity. A genetic suppressor screen revealed activating mutations in tgrB1 and inactivating mutations in rapgapB, a regulator of the GTPase protein RapA. Inactivation of...
Topics
- Dictyostelium
- Mutation
- Protozoan Proteins
- Signal Transduction
- GTPase-Activating Proteins
