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Development and differentiation in the cellular slime moulds : proceedings of the international workshop held at Porto Conte, Sardinia on 12-16 April, 1977 /

Developments in Cell Biology, Volume 1: Development and Differentiation in the Cellular Slime Moulds is a collection of papers from the proceedings of the International Workshop held at Porto Conte, Sardinia on April 12-16, 1977. This collection of papers deals with a single group of organisms, the...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: European Molecular Biology Organization
Otros Autores: Cappuccinelli, P. (Editor ), Ashworth, John M. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier/North-Holland Biomedical Press, 1977.
Colección:Developments in cell biology ; v. 1.
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  • Front Cover; Development and Differentiation in the Cellular Slime Moulds; Copyright Page; LIST OF PARTICIPANTS; EDITORS' PREFACE; DEDICATION TO KENNETH B. RAPER; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. CELL DIFFERENTIATION AND PATTERN FORMATION IN DICTYOSTELIUM; Abstract; Introduction; Differentiation of presumptive cells in early development; Differentiation of spores and stalk cells during culmination; Changes in the pattern of differentiation induced by migration; Proportionality; Cell differentiation in spheroidal agglutinates; Pattern formation; Acknowledgements; References.
  • Chapter 2. THE CONTROL OF MORPHOGENESIS AND PATTERN IN THE DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM SLUG1. Introduction; 2. The control of morphogenesis by the tip.; 3. The axial gradients and pattern formation.; REFERENCES; Chapter 3. QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE PROPORTIONS OF THE DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM ASEXUAL FRUITING BODY; Relationship between spores, stalk and basal disc cells; Quantitating the relationship between spores, stalk and basal disc cells; References.; Chapter 4. TOWARD A BIOCHEMICAL DEFINITION OF THE MORPHOGENETIC FIELDS IN D. DISCOIDEUM; I. Introduction.
  • II. cAMP as a Regulator of MorphogenesisIII. Ammonia as a Regulator of Morphogenesis in D. discoideum; IV. A Model for the Regulation of Morphogenesis by Interaction of NH3 and cAMP.; V. Evidence for Metabolites which Trigger or Maintain fruiting Body Construction; VI. Discussion and Summary; REFERENCES; Chapter 5. NEW TECHNIQUES FOR CELL FUSION AND LINKAGE ANALYSIS OF DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; INTRODUCTION; THE BSG FUSION SYSTEM; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; ASSIGNMENT OF ETHIDIUM BROMIDE RESISTANCE (ebrAl) TO LINKAGE GROUP IV; REFERENCES.
  • Chapter 6. MUTATION INDUCTION IN VEGETATIVE AND DEVELOPING CELLS OF DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUMINTRODUCTION; MATERIAL AND METHODS; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 7. THE CELL CYCLE DURING THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF DICTYOSTELIIUM DISCOIDEUM; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; RESULTS; Acknowledgements; REFERENCES; Chapter 8. COMPONENTS OF THE PLASMA MEMBRANE OF DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM DURING AGGREGATION; Studies on intact cells; Analysis of Carbohydrates; Glycolipids; Glycosylated Polypeptides; Glycoproteins; Carbohydrate binding proteins; REFERENCES.
  • Chapter 9. CHANGES IN PLASNA MEMBRANE PROTEINS FOLLOWING TREATMENT OF Dictyostelium discoideum CELLS WITH PROTEASESABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; MATERIAL AND METHODS; RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 10. CHEMOTACTIC SIGNAL AND CYCLIC GMP ACCUMULATION IN DICTYOSTELIUM; INTRODUCTION; THE CHEMOTACTIC SIGNAL; THE SPECIFICITY OF THE cAMP CHEMORECEPTOR; THE MOTOR RESPONSE: ROLE OF cGMP; REFERENCES; Chapter 11. CYCLIC AMP SIGNALS AND THE CONTROL OF CELL AGGREGATION IN DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; INTRODUCTION; EFFECTS OF cAMP PULSES; OSCILLATIONS OF ADENYLYL CYCLASE ACTIVITY; RANGE OF ENTRAINMENT.