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. 1972 Feb;126(3):609–615. doi: 10.1042/bj1260609

Enzyme synthesis in the cellular slime mould Dictyostelium discoideum during the differentiation of myxamoebae grown axenically

J Quance 1, J M Ashworth 1
PMCID: PMC1178418  PMID: 4672669

Abstract

1. Myxamoebae of the cellular slime mould Dictyostelium discoideum Ax-2 were grown on different media, and were harvested either in the stationary or exponential phases of the growth cycle to yield samples of myxamoebae differing in enzymic composition. 2. Morphogenesis and cell differentiation phenomena in D. discoideum appear to be similar in myxamoebae grown and harvested under different conditions. 3. The specific activity of the enzymes β-N-acetylglucosaminidase, acid phosphatase, α-mannosidase, β-glucosidase and alkaline phosphatase have been determined during cell differentiation of myxamoebae grown and harvested under different conditions. 4. The pattern of synthesis of these enzymes, all of which have been claimed to be part of the `developmental programme', either remains unaffected despite the origin of the myxamoebae (alkaline phosphatase) or is qualitatively similar but quantitatively affected (acid phosphatase, β-glucosidase) or is both qualitatively and quantitatively affected by changes in the myxamoebae (α-mannosidase, β-N-acetylglucosaminidase). 5. The implications of these results for the concept of a `developmental programme' are discussed.

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