A sex pheromone, protoplast release-inducing protein (PR-IP) inducer, induces sexual cell division and production of PR-IP in Closterium.
The sex pheromone protoplast release-inducing protein (PR-IP) inducer and a sexual cell division-inducing pheromone-minus (SCD-IP-minus) that mediates the sexual reproduction of the heterothallic Closterium peracerosum-strigosum-littorale (C. psl) complex were investigated in this study. Recombinant PR-IP inducer produced by yeast cells was prepared and assayed for production of PR-IP and induction of SCD. Both biological activities were observed after treating mating-type plus (mt+) cells with the recombinant pheromone. SCD was induced by exposure to a lower concentration of the same pheromone and by a shorter treatment period with the pheromone than was production of PR-IP. This indicates that the previously characterized PR-IP inducer has both PR-IP-inducing and SCD-inducing activities with mt+ cells, although the inducing mechanisms of the two pheromones differ.
Tsuchikane
Yuki
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Department of General Systems Studies, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo, 153-8902 Japan. tsuchik@dolphin.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Fujii
Tadashi
T
Ito
Motomi
M
Sekimoto
Hiroyuki
H
D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology*; D012724:Sex Attractants / Q000502:physiology*
C088218:19-KSU protein, Closterium peracerosum; D010940:Plant Proteins; D012724:Sex Attractants