Abstract
Studies of four mating types of the cellular slime mold Dictyostelium giganteum revealed that each strain secrets its own sexual hormone to which each of the other three strains responds by forming macrocysts. Based on the ability to secrete or respond to hormone, the four strains can be arranged in a mating-type hierarchy.
Full text
PDF
Selected References
These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.
- Clark M. A., Francis D., Eisenberg R. Mating types in cellular slime molds. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1973 May 15;52(2):672–678. doi: 10.1016/0006-291x(73)90765-1. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Erdos G. W., Raper K. B., Vogen L. K. Mating Types and Macrocyst Formation in Dictyostelium discoideum. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1973 Jun;70(6):1828–1830. doi: 10.1073/pnas.70.6.1828. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Filosa M. F., Dengler R. E. Ultrastructure of macrocyst formation in the cellular slime mold, Dictyostelium mucoroides: extensive phagocytosis of amoebae by a specialized cell. Dev Biol. 1972 Sep;29(1):1–16. doi: 10.1016/0012-1606(72)90038-3. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Lewis K. E., O'Day D. H. Sexual hormone in the cellular slime mould Dictyostelium purpureum. Can J Microbiol. 1976 Sep;22(9):1269–1273. doi: 10.1139/m76-188. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- MacHac M. A., Bonner J. T. Evidence for a sex hormone in Dictyostelium discoideum. J Bacteriol. 1975 Dec;124(3):1624–1625. doi: 10.1128/jb.124.3.1624-1625.1975. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Macinnes M. A., Francis D. Meiosis in Dictyostelium mucoroides. Nature. 1974 Sep 27;251(5473):321–324. doi: 10.1038/251321a0. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- O'Day D. H., Lewis K. E. Diffusible mating-type factors induce macrocyst development in Dictyostelium discoideum. Nature. 1975 Apr 3;254(5499):431–432. doi: 10.1038/254431a0. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]