Dictyostelium Myb transcription factors function at culmination as activators of ancillary stalk differentiation

Masatsune Tsujioka, Natasha Zhukovskaya, Yoko Yamada, Masashi Fukuzawa, Susan Ross, Jeffrey G. Williams

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    Abstract

    ecmB and mrrA are expressed in the cups that cradle Dictyostelium spore heads, and MybE is necessary for their expression in lower but not upper cup cells. A Myb site within the mrrA promoter is necessary for expression in both cups. Thus, multiple Myb proteins are required for ancillary stalk differentiation.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)568-570
    Number of pages3
    JournalEukaryotic Cell
    Volume6
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Mar 2007

    Keywords

    • Animals
    • Cell Differentiation
    • Dictyostelium
    • Extracellular Matrix Proteins
    • Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
    • Genes, myb
    • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myb
    • Protozoan Proteins
    • Spores, Protozoan
    • Transcription Factors
    • Transcription, Genetic

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