A secreted factor and cyclic AMP jointly regulate cell-type-specific gene expression in Dictyostelium discoideum.
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Mehdy, M C
RESUMO
We are studying cell differentiation in Dictyostelium discoideum by examining the regulation of genes that are preferentially expressed in different cell types. A system has been established in which prestalk- and prespore-cell-specific genes are expressed in single cells in response to culture conditions. We confirm our previous results showing that cyclic AMP induces prestalk genes and now show that it is also required for prespore gene induction. The expression of both classes of genes is additionally dependent on the presence of a factor(s) secreted by developing cells which we call conditioned medium factor(s). An assay for conditioned medium factor(s) shows that it is detectable within 2.5 h after the onset of development. Conditioned medium factor(s) also promotes the expression of genes induced early in development, but has no detectable effect on the expression of actin genes and a gene expressed maximally in vegetative cells. In the presence of conditioned medium factor(s), exogenous cyclic AMP at the onset of starvation fails to induce the prespore and prestalk genes. The addition of cyclic AMP between 2 and 12 h of starvation results in rapid prestalk gene expression, whereas prespore genes are induced at an invarient time (approximately 18 h after the onset of starvation). These data suggest that cyclic AMP and conditioned medium factor(s) are sufficient for prestalk gene induction, whereas an additional parameter(s) is involved in the control of prespore gene induction. In contrast to several previous studies, we show that multicellularity is not essential for the expression of either prespore or prestalk genes. These data indicate that prespore and prestalk genes have cell-type-specific as well as shared regulatory factors.
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