title: Sporulation in prokaryotes and lower eukaryotes.
abstract: During the past year, highlights in sporulation research include the demonstration that phosphorylation of SpoOA is a critical factor in Bacillus subtilis development; the identification of C alpha proteins, adenylyl cyclase and protein kinase A genes in Dictyostelium; proof that an endogenous antisense RNA regulates gene expression in Dictyostelium; and characterization of a second type of differentiated cell in Myxococcus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Strauch
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hoch
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004023:Dictyostelium / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D005057:Eukaryotic Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D016941:Myxococcus xanthus / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011387:Prokaryotic Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013171:Spores, Bacterial; D013172:Spores, Fungal; D014157:Transcription Factors
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D005656:Fungal Proteins; C080950:Spo0A protein, Bacillus subtilis; D014157:Transcription Factors