HOW A SEX-PHEROMONE MIGHT ACT AT A CONCENTRATION BELOW 10(-16) M

SUMPER, M and BERG, E and WENZL, S and GODL, K (1993) HOW A SEX-PHEROMONE MIGHT ACT AT A CONCENTRATION BELOW 10(-16) M. EMBO JOURNAL, 12 (3). pp. 831-836. ISSN 0261-4189,

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Abstract

The sex-inducing pheromone of Volvox carteri is a glycoprotein that triggers development of males and females at a concentration below 10(-16) M. Evidence is presented for the existence of a novel mechanism of signal amplification operating within the extracellular matrix of this multicellular organism. A family of 70 kDa matrix glycoproteins denoted pherophorins bear a C-terminal domain being homologous to the sex-inducing pheromone. Under the influence of the pheromone, this domain is liberated by highly specific proteolysis.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: VOLVOX-CARTERI; EXTRACELLULAR-MATRIX; DIFFERENTIATION; PURIFICATION; INDUCTION; PROTEINS; INDUCER; GENE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; PHEROMONE; SEXUAL INDUCER; SIGNAL AMPLIFICATION; VOLVOX
Depositing User: Dr. Gernot Deinzer
Last Modified: 19 Oct 2022 08:42
URI: https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/54083

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