Calcium levels during cell cycle correlate with cell fate of Dictyostelium discoideum |
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Authors: | Saran S |
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Affiliation: | School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110067, India. |
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Abstract: | Levels of intracellular calcium, (Ca(2+))(i), from different stages of cell cycle of Dictyostelium discoideum were monitored using the fluorescent Ca(2+)-sensitive dye, Indo 1. Combinations of Ca(2+)-ionophore (A23187) and Ca(2+)-chelator (EGTA) resulted in the inhibition of progression of cell cycle. This delay was caused due to block in G(2)/M-->S phase transition of the cell cycle. Rescue of the cell cycle progression was made with 0.5 m m of exogenous Ca(2+). High (Ca(2+))(i)levels overlapped with the S-phase, of the cell cycle.Results indicate that a high (Ca(2+))(i)level during S-phase is not required for cell cycle progression but for cell-type choice mechanism at the onset of starvation, and these cells tend to follow the prestalk pathway. |
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Keywords: | calcium Dictyostelium cell cycle cell differentiation |
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