Electronic Resource
Oxford, UK
:
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
FEMS microbiology letters
115 (1994), S. 0
ISSN:
1574-6968
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Spore swelling is a necessary prelude to the emergence of amoebae during spore germination in Dictyostelium discoideum. Previous work has shown that the initiation of this event requires the activity of the calcium-dependent regulatory protein calmodulin. In this study, the use of trifluoperazine, an inhibitor of calmodulin function, has shown that calmodulin activity is required throughout the swelling phase. When fully swollen spores were treated with trifluoperazine they rapidly returned to the same size and shape observed prior to swelling. These data suggest that spore swelling in D. discoideum is a dynamic process which is mediated by calmodulin.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.1994.tb06628.x
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