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Trends Microbiol

Title:		The highly efficient sex-inducing pheromone system of Volvox
Author(s):		Hallmann A; Godl K; Wenzl S; Sumper M;
Address:		"Universitat Regensburg, Lehrstuhl Biochemie I, Germany. armin.hallmann@vkl.uni-regensburg.de"
Journal Title:		Trends Microbiol
Year:		1998
Volume:		6
Issue:		5
Page Number:		185 - 189
DOI:		10.1016/s0966-842x(98)01234-7
ISSN/ISBN:		0966-842X (Print) 0966-842X (Linking)
Abstract:		The green alga Volvox is one of the simplest multicellular organisms and is capable of both asexual and sexual reproduction. Sexual development is initiated by a glycoprotein pheromone that acts at a concentration below 10(-16) M. The extracellular matrix (ECM) appears to play a key role in signal amplification: several ECM proteins contain a domain with homology to the sex-inducing pheromone
Keywords:		Chlorophyta/*physiology Sex Attractants/*physiology;
Notes:		"MedlineHallmann, A Godl, K Wenzl, S Sumper, M eng Review England 1998/06/06 Trends Microbiol. 1998 May; 6(5):185-9. doi: 10.1016/s0966-842x(98)01234-7"