中文摘要：

对盘基网柄菌发育过程中分化诱导因子（DUF）的作用及其机制进行了综述，包括DIF对盘基网柄菌前柄细胞、柄细胞分化的作用以及DIF的生物合成、DIF的诱导、降解失活、DIF对细胞命运和细胞比例的调节及其作用机制等。

英文摘要：

The effects of differentiation inducing factor （DIF） and its working mechanism during Dictyostelium development are introduced in this article, including effects of DIF on prestalk and stalk cells, DIF biosynthesis, DIF induction, DIF inactivation, and the control of cell fate and cell proportion by DIF.