The cellulose-binding activity of the PsB multiprotein complex is required for proper assembly of the spore coat and spore viability in Dictyostelium discoideum
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Research reveals that assembly of the spore coat is dictated by the events of the spore differentiation process in Dictyostelium discoideum and loss of cellulose-binding activity of the spore coat protein psB complex affects the spore coat structure and spore viability.
Publication Name: Microbiology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 1350-0872
Year: 2000
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Immunochemical, genetic and morphological comparison of fucosylation mutants of Dictyostelium discoideum
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Immunochemical, genetic and morphological analysis of mutants in three loci in Dicotyostelium discoidenum which affect the fucosylation show that mutations in two of these loci causes simultaneous loss of two separate carbohydrate epitopes. The GA-X and GA-XII epitopes are absent in strains carrying a modC354, modD352 or modE353 mutation. The reduced fucose content in the three mutants suggest individual mutations affected different steps in the fucosylation process.
Publication Name: Microbiology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 1350-0872
Year: 1995
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High cAMP in spores of Dictyostelium discoideum: association with spore dormancy and inhibition of germination
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High levels of cAMP in Dictyostelium discoideum has been observed to coincide with dormancy and the inhibition of germination. This observation was verified through the application of enhanced osmotic pressure that led to the deactivation of activated spores and high cAMP readings that are typical of dormant spores. Another experiment involving the application of 8-bromo-cAMP, a cAMP analogue, also resulted in the inhibition of the autoactivation process.
Publication Name: Microbiology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 1350-0872
Year: 1999
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