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. 1994 Apr 1;13(7):1601-9.
doi: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1994.tb06423.x.

Role of phospholipase C in Dictyostelium: formation of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate and normal development in cells lacking phospholipase C activity

A L Drayer  1 , J Van der Kaay, G W Mayr, P J Van Haastert
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Role of phospholipase C in Dictyostelium: formation of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate and normal development in cells lacking phospholipase C activity

A L Drayer et al. EMBO J. .

Abstract

The micro-organism Dictyostelium uses extracellular cAMP to induce chemotaxis and cell differentiation. Signals are transduced via surface receptors, which activate G proteins, to effector enzymes. The deduced protein sequence of Dictyostelium discoideum phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C (PLC) shows strong homology with the mammalian PLC-delta isoforms. To study the role of PLC in Dictyostelium, a plc- mutant was constructed by disruption of the PLC gene. No basal or stimulated PLC activity could be measured during the whole developmental programme of the plc- cells. Loss of PLC activity did not result in a visible alteration of growth or development. Further analysis showed that developmental gene regulation, cAMP-mediated chemotaxis and activation of guanylyl and adenylyl cyclase were normal. Although the cells lack PLC activity, inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate [Ins(1,4,5)P3] was present at only slightly lower concentrations compared with control cells. Mass analysis of inositol phosphates demonstrated the presence of a broad spectrum of inositol phosphates in Dictyostelium, which was unaltered in the plc- mutant. Cell labelling experiments with [3H]inositol indicated that [3H]Ins(1,4,5)P3 was formed in a different manner in the mutant than in control cells.

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