Emerging roles for diguanylate cyclase during the evolution of soma in dictyostelia
Abstract Background Cyclic di-guanylate (c-di-GMP), synthesized by diguanylate cyclase, is a major second messenger in prokaryotes, where it triggers biofilm formation. The dictyostelid social amoebas acquired diguanylate cyclase (dgcA) by horizontal gene transfer. Dictyostelium discoideum (Ddis) in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-10-01
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Series: | BMC Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-023-02169-z |