Open AccessCyclic AMP fails to suppress disaggregation‐induced repression of rRNA synthesis in Dictyostelium discoideum
Author(s) -
Uchiyama Saburo
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1987.tb01990.x
Subject(s) - dictyostelium discoideum , psychological repression , ribosomal rna , dictyostelium , mycetozoa , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , slime mold , biochemistry , gene , gene expression
We have previously shown that disaggregation of Dictyostelium discoideum slugs induces repression of rRNA synthesis [18]. In the present study, it was found that the addition of 1 mM cAMP to disaggregated cells had no suppressive effect on the repression of rRNA synthesis, despite the fact that cAMP is known to suppress many disaggregation‐induced metabolic changes in this organism.