Eukaryotic Cell doi:10.1128/EC.00304-07
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Sexual pheromone induces diffusion of the pheromone-homologous polypeptide in the extracellular matrix of Volvox carteri
Koichi Ishida*
Lehrstuhl Biochemie I, Universität Regensburg, D-93040 Regensburg, Germany
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. Email:
koichi-ishida{at}riken.jp.
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The C-terminal domain of Pherophorin II is homologous to the sexual pheromone of Volvox carteri and released from other domains during sexual induction. GFP fused to the C terminus of Pherophorin II was located at the extracellular matrix directly surrounding the gonidium, the final target of the sexual induction signal.