RRC ID 29061
著者 Tsujioka M, Yamamoto T, Thompson CR, Kay RR, Maeda M.
タイトル Novel development rescuing factors (DRFs) secreted by the developing Dictyostelium cells, that are involved in the restoration of a mutant lacking MAP-kinase ERK2.
ジャーナル Zoolog Sci
Abstract We found novel development rescuing factors (DRFs) secreted from developing Dictyostelium cells, by using a mutant (erkB-) which is missing MAP-kinase ERK2 as a test strain for bioassay. The mutant erkB- fails to undergo multicellular morphogenesis due to impaired cAMP signaling. However, such developmental defect can be restored by the presence of low-molecular weight DRFs that are secreted from developing wild-type cells. We previously showed that DIF-1 (Differentiation-Inducing Factor 1 for stalk cells) possesses this activity, indicating a newly discovered role of DIF-1. Surprisingly, however, the mutant dmtA-, which is incapable of DIF-1 synthesis still exerts a strong inducing activity of the multicellular morphogenesis of erkB-. After analysis of HPLC fractions of conditioned media prepared from both wild type Ax2 and dmtA- strains revealed that both strains secrete at least two novel DRF activities with DIF-like mobility. However, these activities were not derived from other DIFs such as DIF-2 and DIF-3. Identification of these DRFs found in this study would provide insight into the mechanism by which the development of the erkB- mutant is restored and how these factors act in the normal development of Dictyostelium.
巻・号 21(8)
ページ 829-34
公開日 2004-8-1
DOI 10.2108/zsj.21.829
PII JST.JSTAGE/zsj/21.829
PMID 15333995
MeSH Animals Cell Differentiation / physiology* Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid Dictyostelium / metabolism* Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental* Hexanones / metabolism* Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / metabolism* Morphogenesis Pentanones / metabolism Signal Transduction / physiology*
IF 0.843
引用数 3
WOS 分野 ZOOLOGY
リソース情報
細胞性粘菌 S00409