ISSN:
0192-253X
Keywords:
development
;
tunicamycin
;
post-translational modifications
;
Life and Medical Sciences
;
Genetics
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
117 antigen is involved in the process of intercellular cohesiion in Dictyostelium discoideum [Brodie et al., 1983]. The antigen, a 69-and 72-kDa doublet, was found to arise from a 60-and 62-kDa precursor. The mature antigen contains N-linked oligosaccharides that are sulfated and fucosylated [Sadeghi et al., 1987]. These oligosaccharide chains are resistant to endoglycosidase H digestion. 117 antigen also contains a post-translationally added carbohydrate-containing modification(s). Unlike the N-linked oligosaccharide, this carbohydrate moiety is sensitive to periodate oxidation. 117 antigen is developmentally regulated, and the changes in rate of 117 antigen synthesis reflect changes in the cellular levels of its mRNA. 117 mRNA accumulates in starving cells and reaches its maximum when cells become aggregation competent. The mRNA levels then decline, and by the time the slug structure is formed, no 117 mRNA is present. 117 mRNA reaccumulates for a brief period during early culmination and then returns to an undetectable level.
Additional Material:
4 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dvg.1020090432
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