Open AccessThe Kinase Regulator Mob1 Acts as a Patterning Protein for Stentor Morphogenesis
Author(s) -
Mark M. Slabodnick,
J. Graham Ruby,
Joshua G. Dunn,
Jessica L. Feldman,
Joseph L. DeRisi,
Wallace F. Marshall
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001861
Subject(s) - biology , multicellular organism , morphogenesis , microbiology and biotechnology , rna interference , planarian , ciliate , regeneration (biology) , model organism , genetics , rna , cell , gene
Here we demonstrate that RNAi can be used in molecular studies of the giant single-celled ciliate Stentor coeruleus , revealing morphogenetic functions of Mob1 and highlighting the potential of this classical model for studies of morphogenesis and regeneration.
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