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ArticleGenes & development1998

A novel Myb homolog initiates Dictyostelium development by induction of adenylyl cyclase expression.

H Otsuka, P J Van Haastert

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Article in Genes & development, 1998. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

H OtsukaDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Groningen, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands.
P J Van Haastert
University of Groningen · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dictyostelium development is induced by starvation. The adenylyl cyclase gene ACA is one of the first genes expressed upon starvation. ACA produces extracellular cAMP that induces chemotaxis, aggregation, and differentiation in neighboring cells. Using insertional mutagenesis we have isolated a mutant that does not aggregate upon starvation but is rescued by adding extracellular cAMP. Sequencing of the mutated locus revealed a new gene, DdMYB2, whose product contains three Myb repeats, the DNA-binding motif of Myb-related transcription factors. Ddmyb2-null cells show undetectable levels of ACA transcript and no cAMP production. Ectopic expression of ACA from a constitutive promotor rescues differentiation and morphogenesis of Ddmyb2-null mutants. The results suggest that development in Dictyostelium starts by starvation-mediated DdMyb2 activation, which induces adenylyl cyclase activity producing the differentiation-inducing signal cAMP.

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Genes, ProtozoanOncogenesProtozoan ProteinsAdenylyl CyclasesAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceDictyosteliumDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression RegulationMolecular Sequence DataMutationSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsAdenylyl CyclasesDNA-Binding ProteinsMYB2 protein, Dictyostelium discoideumProtozoan ProteinsTranscription Factors

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PMID9620859
PMCPMC316870
OpenAlexW2130821820

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