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acrasins.[1]
These chemicals signal that many
individual cells aggregate to form a
single large cell or plasmodium. One of the
earliest acrasins to...
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aggregation or fusion;
aggregation is
driven by
chemical signals called acrasins.
Slime molds contribute to the
decomposition of dead vegetation; some are...
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protists Acrasia, a
character in
Edmund Spenser's epic poem The
Faerie Queene Acrasin This
disambiguation page
lists articles ****ociated with the
title Acrasia...
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eventually spores,
under the
influence of a
chemical signal,
known as an
acrasin. The
individuals move by chemotaxis, i.e. they are
attracted by the chemical...
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monophosphate (cGMP) 8-Bromoadenosine 3',5'-cyclic
monophosphate (8-Br-cAMP)
Acrasin specific to
chemotactic use in
Dictyostelium discoideum. phosphodiesterase...
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water or food
become limiting, the
amoeba will
release pheromones such as
acrasin to
aggregate amoebal cells in
preparation for
movement as a
large (thousands...
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reproduction is more likely. The
myxamoebae release a
chemical agent,
acrasin,
which guides other slime mould cells to move
towards them. The myxoedemae...
- Chang, Y. Y.; Bonner, J. T. (May 1968). "Cyclic Amp: A
Naturally Occurring Acrasin in the
Cellular Slime Molds". The
American Naturalist. 102 (925): 225–233...
