Cyclic GMP and the big squeeze. Osmoregulation.
Cyclic GMP and myosin II combine in a novel way to protect Dictyostelium cells from changes in external osmolarity. A newly discovered homologue of bacterial histidine kinases is also required for resistance to osmotic shock and may be a part of the same system.
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MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology and Department of Physiology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK. dmcbrob@ucl.ac.uk
D000818:Animals; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000502:physiology*; D004023:Dictyostelium / Q000502:physiology; D009995:Osmosis; D009997:Osmotic Pressure
D006152:Cyclic GMP