Cells at the center of dictyostelium aggregates become spores.

The cellular slime mold <em>Dictyostelium discoideum</em> undergoes a developmental life cycle on starvation to generate a fruiting body consisting of a mass of spores supported on a stalk of dead, vacuolated cells. The choice between alternative cell fates is influenced by a variety of...

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Main Authors: Huang, H, Takagawa, D, Weeks, G, Pears, C
Other Authors: Academic Press
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1997
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