Overexpression of CAF1 encoding a novel Ca2+ -binding protein stimulates the transition of Dictyostelium cells from growth to differentiation

Development Growth and Differentiation

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 677-683

  Itoh, Mikiko ^a   Noguchi, Maiko ^a   Maeda, Yasuo ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ca2+; CAF1; CAR1; Dictyostelium; Differentiation; PS point

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL TRANSFORMATION; DICTYOSTELIUM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; DICTYOSTELIUM; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031731310     PISSN: 00121592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-169X.1998.t01-2-00012.x     Document Type: Article

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