| RRC ID |
6726
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| Author |
Choi CH, Kim BJ, Jeong SY, Lee CH, Kim JS, Park SJ, Yim HS, Kang SO.
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| Title |
Reduced glutathione levels affect the culmination and cell fate decision in Dictyostelium discoideum.
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| Journal |
Dev Biol
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| Abstract |
Glutaredoxins have been known to be glutathione-dependent oxidoreductases that participate in the redox regulation of various cellular processes. To understand the role of glutaredoxins in the development, we examined glutaredoxin 1 (Grx1) of Dictyostelium discoideum. Its mRNA was highly accumulated at the mound and the culmination stages. When Grx1-overexpressing cells were developed, their culmination was delayed, and the expression of marker genes for prespore and spore decreased. Interestingly, they had about 1.5-fold higher amount of reduced glutathione (GSH) compared with parental cells and their prolonged migration was repressed by the oxidant such as hydrogen peroxide. To confirm the effect of GSH on the culmination, glutathione reductase (Gsr) was overexpressed or underexpressed. Similar to Grx1-overexpressing cells, Gsr-overexpressing cells contained about 1.5-fold higher amount of GSH and exhibited the delayed culmination. In contrast, the knockdown mutant of Gsr had nearly 50% lower amount of GSH and showed accelerated culmination. Taken together, these data suggest that the culmination of Dictyostelium is controlled by GSH. In addition, the cells having higher GSH levels showed a prestalk tendency in the chimeric slugs with parental cells, indicating that the difference in the amount of GSH may affect the determination of cell fate.
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| Volume |
295(2)
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| Pages |
523-33
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| Published |
2006-7-15
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.ydbio.2006.03.038
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| PII |
S0012-1606(06)00238-7
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| PMID |
16678813
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| MeSH |
Animals
Cell Lineage
Dictyostelium / cytology*
Dictyostelium / growth & development
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental*
Glutaredoxins
Glutathione / analysis
Glutathione / physiology*
Glutathione Reductase / genetics
Growth and Development
Life Cycle Stages
Oxidoreductases / genetics
Oxidoreductases / physiology*
RNA, Messenger / analysis
RNA, Messenger / metabolism
Spores, Protozoan
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| IF |
2.896
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| Times Cited |
11
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WOS Category
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DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
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| Resource |
| Cellular slime molds |
G02963 |
