APC/C works with substrate-targeting factors called Cdc20 and Cdh1

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Histidine phosphatase activity of DhkA causes inactivation of RegA, the accumulation of cAMP and PKA activation, causes spore maturation.

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CMF stimulates gene expression in parallel with PSF, and both signals potentiate cAMP signaling by inducing genes involved in cAMP synthesis and detection

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In prespore cells, PKA activation occurs by signalling cascade that is activated by SDF-3, which triggers the synthesis of GABA

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Newly activated genes are:

Adenylate cyclase A (ACA)
PKA
cAMP receptors (cARs)
Extracellular cAMP phosphodiesterase PdsA
An intracellular cAMP phosphodiesterase RegA

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Secreted GABA then acts on prestalk cells to induce the cell-surface exposure of the serine protease domain of the ABC transporter TagC.

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Once all proteins are functioning, a few starving cells start to emit cAMP pulses.