Multinucleation of the sodC-deficient Dictyostelium discoideum.

نویسندگان

  • Atsushi Tsuji
  • Yuya Akaza
  • Shogo Nakamura
  • Ken-Ichi Kodaira
  • Hiro Yasukawa
چکیده

The cellular slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum expresses three genes (sodA, sodB and sodC) encoding the extracellular Cu/Zn superoxide dismutases. Following H(2)O(2) treatment, the expression of sodA and sodB increased while that of sodC decreased. The sodC null strain formed multinucleate cells in a shaking culture. These results suggest that sodC plays a unique role in Dictyostelium discoideum.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

دوره 26 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2003