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Symposium. Cell interactions in sexual phenomena

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

K. Hiwatashi  and
P. Luporini
K. Hiwatashi*
Affiliation:
Tohoku University, Japan
P. Luporini
Affiliation:
University of Camerino, Italy
*
* K. Hiwatashi, Biological Institute, Tohoku University, Aoba-Yama, Sendai 980, Japan.
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The first paper of this symposium was presented by Y. Tsukii (Hosei, Univ.) under the title of ‘Genes controlling the specificity of mating type and matingtype-substance interactions in Paramecium.’

Sexual reproduction in the ciliate Paramecium caudatum is initiated by ciliary agglutination (mating reaction) between cells of complementary mating types, E and O. This initial cell contact involves specific macromolecules called the ‘mating-type substances’, proteins associated with ciliary membranes. Although they have eluded all attempts at isolation, genetic approaches are disclosing their structural characteristics.

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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 7 , Special Issue 3: Progress in Entomology: Proceedings of the VII International Congress of Protozoology , June 1986 , pp. 433 - 439
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Copyright © ICIPE 1986

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