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lagC-null and gbf-null cells define key steps in the morphogenesis of Dictyostelium mounds.
Developmental biology - 1 Aug 1998
Sukumaran S, Brown J M, Firtel R A, McNally J G
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The transition to multicellularity is a key feature of the Dictyostelium life cycle, and two genes, gbf and lagC, are known to play pivotal roles in regulating this developmental switch. lagC-null and gbf-null cells fail to induce cell-type-specific genes ordinarily expressed during multicellular development. The null mutants also share a similar morphological phenotype: mutant cells repeatedly aggregate to form...
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