Comparative Inhibitory Effects of Cytochalasins on the Gametangial Differentiation in <i>Allomyces arbuscula</i>

Nguyen Thi Bich, Nga; Turian, Gilbert

doi:10.1007/BF02814378

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English

Comparative Inhibitory Effects of Cytochalasins on the Gametangial Differentiation in Allomyces arbuscula

ContributorsNguyen Thi Bich, Nga; Turian, Gilbert

Published inFolia Microbiologica, vol. 38, no. 3, p. 205-208

Publication date1993

Abstract

In contrast to cytochalasin D which selectively prevents differentiation of female gametangia, cytochalasins A, B and E also masculinizeAllomyces arbuscula by preventing septation between female and male gametangia, thereby allowing the dominant expression of the male characteristics.

Keywords

Cytochalasin
Actin microfilament
Vegetative hypha
Male characteristic
Contractile ring

Affiliation entities

Faculté des sciences / Section de biologie / Département des sciences végétales

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NGUYEN THI BICH, Nga, TURIAN, Gilbert. Comparative Inhibitory Effects of Cytochalasins on the Gametangial Differentiation in Allomyces arbuscula. In: Folia Microbiologica, 1993, vol. 38, n° 3, p. 205–208. doi: 10.1007/BF02814378

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PID : unige:124608
DOI : 10.1007/BF02814378

Additional URL for this publicationhttp://link.springer.com/10.1007/BF02814378

Journal ISSN0015-5632

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Comparative Inhibitory Effects of Cytochalasins on the Gametangial Differentiation in Allomyces arbuscula

In contrast to cytochalasin D which selectively prevents differentiation of female gametangia, cytochalasins A, B and E also masculinizeAllomyces arbuscula by preventing septation between female and male gametangia, thereby allowing the dominant expression of the male characteristics.

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