Adenylyl cyclase G, an osmosensor controlling germination of Dictyostelium spores.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Dictyostelium cells express a G-protein-coupled adenylyl cyclase, ACA, during aggregation and an atypical adenylyl cyclase, ACG, in mature spores. The ACG gene was disrupted by homologous recombination. acg- cells developed into normal fruiting bodies with viable spores, but spore germination was no longer inhibited by high osmolarity, a fairly universal constraint for spore and seed germination. ACG activity, measured in aca-/ACG cells, was strongly stimulated by high osmolarity with optimal stimulation occurring at 200 milliosmolar. RdeC mutants, which display unrestrained protein kinase A (PKA) activity and a cell line, which overexpresses PKA under a prespore specific promoter, germinate very poorly, both at high and low osmolarity. These data indicate that ACG is an osmosensor controlling spore germination through activation of protein kinase A.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- van Es, S; Virdy, KJ; Pitt, GS; Meima, M; Sands, TW; Devreotes, PN; Cotter, DA; Schaap, P
Published Date
- September 27, 1996
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 271 / 39
Start / End Page
- 23623 - 23625
PubMed ID
- 8798577
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0021-9258
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1074/jbc.271.39.23623
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States