Abstract
A cellular slime mold, Dictyostelium discoideum, is an amoeboid organism that has a unique life cycle consisting of distinctly separated vegetative and developmental phases. Thus, this organism presents a rare opportunity in which to examine the effects of bioactive substances on separate cellular activities. In this research, we investigated the effect of a culture extract, termed EMXG, produced by a synthetic microbial consortium. EMXG promoted proliferative response of amoeba cells. It further accelerated the developmental phase, leading to the preferred fruiting body formation from fewer cells. Furthermore, EMXG modulated biological rhythm of this organism, that is, interval of oscillation of cAMP level observed in suspension starvation was significantly shortened. Concomitantly, the level of ERKB, a MAP kinase, was found to oscillate in a similar fashion to that of cAMP. Additionally, ErkB-deficient mutant amoeboid cells did not respond to proliferative stimulation by EMXG. These lines of evidence point to a likelihood that MAP kinase cascade is involved and further that ErkB could be the molecular target of EMXG.
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