Abstract
The discovery of a STAT protein in Dictyostelium indicates that this organism uses phosphotyrosine-SH2-domain signalling during development. Such signalling is lacking in yeast and its appearance may therefore be an early step in the evolution of multicellularity.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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DNA-Binding Proteins / physiology*
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Dictyostelium / cytology
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Dictyostelium / growth & development*
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Dictyostelium / physiology
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Signal Transduction / physiology*
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Trans-Activators / physiology*
Substances
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DNA-Binding Proteins
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Trans-Activators