Cell‐cycle progression during the development of Dictyostelium discoideum and its relation to the subsequent cell‐sorting in the multicellular structures
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- 27 October 1995
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Development, Growth & Differentiation
- Vol. 37 (5), 479-485
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-169x.1995.t01-4-00002.x
Abstract
Previous studies have shown that the cell-cycle phase at the onset of starvation is a naturally occurring variable that is closely involved in the subsequent sorting and differentiation of cells during Dictyostelium development. Here the cell-cycle progression during the development of D. discoideum Ax-2 cells and its relation to the subsequent cell-sorting were analyzed in detail using synchronized cells and their pulse-labeling by 5'-bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU). Measurements of cell number and nuclearity provided evidence that about 80% of cells progressed their cell-cycle after formation of multicellular structures (mounds). Many cells (T7 cells) starved at mid-late G2-phase (just before the PS-point from which cells initiate development when starved) progressed to the cell-cycle after mound formation. In contrast, a less amount of cells (T1 cells) starved at late G2-phase (just after the PS-point) progressed through the cell-cycle after mound formation. The significance of cell-cycle progression presented here is discussed, with reference to cell differentiation and pattern formation.Keywords
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