Article
Specific induction by zinc of Dictyostelium stalk cell differentiation.
Experimental cell research - 1 Sept 1994
Kubohara Y, Okamoto K
Abstract excerpt
Zinc is found in a variety of organisms and has been suggested to be essential for many cellular functions. We report here that zinc ions (Zn2+) have a specific and striking effect on cell differentiation in the simple eukaryote, Dictyostelium discoideum. In its asexual reproduction phase, solitary cells gather to form multicellular fruiting bodies consisting of spores and stalk cells. In vitro studies have...
Topics
- Animals
- Cell Differentiation
- Dictyostelium
- Hexanones
- Mutation
- Zinc