Aislamiento y síntesis de un inhibidor producido por bacterias del desarrollo de rosetas en coanoflagelados

Alexandra M Cantley1, Arielle Woznica2, Christine Beemelmanns3

  • 1Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School , 240 Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States.

Resumen

Los investigadores identificaron una molécula bacteriana que inhibe la formación de rosetas en Salpingoeca rosetta, un modelo clave para la evolución de la multicelularidad animal. Este descubrimiento ayuda a comprender la ecología química y los orígenes de la vida multicelular.

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