コアノフラゲラートにおけるバクテリアによるロゼット発達の阻害剤の分離と合成

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.

まとめ

研究者は動物多細胞性の進化の 重要なモデルであるサルピングエカ・ロゼッタで ローゼット形成を阻害する細菌の分子を特定しました この発見は 化学的生態学と 多細胞生物の起源の理解を 助長するものです

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