| RRC ID |
37018
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| Author |
Okamoto M, Yamada L, Fujisaki Y, Bloomfield G, Yoshida K, Kuwayama H, Sawada H, Mori T, Urushihara H.
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| Title |
Two HAP2-GCS1 homologs responsible for gamete interactions in the cellular slime mold with multiple mating types: Implication for common mechanisms of sexual reproduction shared by plants and protozoa and for male-female differentiation.
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| Journal |
Dev Biol
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| Abstract |
Fertilization is a central event in sexual reproduction, and understanding its molecular mechanisms has both basic and applicative biological importance. Recent studies have uncovered the molecules that mediate this process in a variety of organisms, making it intriguing to consider conservation and evolution of the mechanisms of sexual reproduction across phyla. The social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum undergoes sexual maturation and forms gametes under dark and humid conditions. It exhibits three mating types, type-I, -II, and -III, for the heterothallic mating system. Based on proteome analyses of the gamete membranes, we detected expression of two homologs of the plant fertilization protein HAP2-GCS1. When their coding genes were disrupted in type-I and type-II strains, sexual potency was completely lost, whereas disruption in the type-III strain did not affect mating behavior, suggesting that the latter acts as female in complex organisms. Our results demonstrate the highly conserved function of HAP2-GCS1 in gamete interactions and suggest the presence of additional allo-recognition mechanisms in D. discoideum gametes.
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| Volume |
415(1)
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| Pages |
6-13
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| Published |
2016-7-1
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.ydbio.2016.05.018
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| PII |
S0012-1606(16)30094-X
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| PMID |
27189178
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| PMC |
PMC4910948
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| MeSH |
Amino Acid Motifs
Amino Acid Sequence
Arabidopsis Proteins / genetics
Arabidopsis Proteins / physiology
Carrier Proteins / genetics
Carrier Proteins / physiology
Cell Fusion
Dictyostelium / genetics
Dictyostelium / physiology*
Fertilization
Gene Knockout Techniques
Genes, Protozoan*
Germ Cells / physiology*
Phylogeny
Plant Physiological Phenomena
Proteome
Protozoan Proteins / biosynthesis
Protozoan Proteins / genetics
Protozoan Proteins / physiology*
Species Specificity
Transformation, Genetic
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| IF |
2.896
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| Times Cited |
12
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WOS Category
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DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
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| Resource |
| Cellular slime molds |
S90042
S90043
S90044
S90076
S90077
S90078
S90079
S90253
S90426
S90427
S90428
S90429
S90430
S90431
S90434
S90435
S90436
S90437
S90460 |
