Open AccessIncrease in calcium triggers mating structure activation in Chlamydomonas eugametos
Author(s) -
Schuring Frank,
Brederoo Jeanine,
Musgrave Alan,
Ende Herman
Publication year - 1990
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.1574-6968.1990.tb03829.x
Subject(s) - biology , mating , chlamydomonas , microbiology and biotechnology , calcium , signal transduction , botany , biochemistry , genetics , medicine , gene , mutant
For mating Chlamydomonas eugametos gametes to fuse with their partners, they must first lyse part of the anterior cell wall and protrude their mating structures. These responses can be artificially induced by compounds that raise the Ca i level, viz. InsP 3 , A23187, TFP and ethanol. We conclude that calcium should be considered with cAMP to be involved in signal transduction during C. eugametos mating.