Sumper, Manfred, Berg, E., Wenzl, S. and Godl, K. (1993) How a sex pheromone might act at a concentration below 10(-16) M. The EMBO journal 12 (3), pp. 831-836.
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The sex-inducing pheromone of Volvox carteri is a glycoprotein that triggers development of males and females at a concentration below 10(-16) M. Evidence is presented for the existence of a novel mechanism of signal amplification operating within the extracellular matrix of this multicellular organism. A family of 70 kDa matrix glycoproteins denoted pherophorins bear a C-terminal domain being ...
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| Date: | 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Institutions: | Biology, Preclinical Medicine > Institut für Biochemie, Genetik und Mikrobiologie > Alumni or Retired > Prof. Dr. Manfred Sumper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 500 Science > 570 Life sciences 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status: | Published | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Refereed: | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Item ID: | 18681 |
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