title: Expression of a spore-specific gene in Dictyostelium discoideum.
abstract: The expression of a previously cloned Dictyostelium discoideum spore-specific gene (Julien et al., EMBO J. 1, 1089-1093 (1982)) was investigated in wild type and mutant strains. In vitro translation of this spore-specific mRNA gave a protein of a molecular weight consistent with the mRNA size. Expressed at a low level during vegetative growth development and in stalk cells, the accumulation of this mRNA reached high values only in spore cells.
mesh_terms: D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004023:Dictyostelium / Q000235:genetics*; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D009154:Mutation; D012331:RNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D005656:Fungal Proteins; D012331:RNA, Fungal; D012333:RNA, Messenger