A sub-population of Dictyostelium discoideum cells shows extremely high sensitivity to cAMP for directional migration.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.03.095
Abstract: The chemotaxis of Dictysotelium discoideum cells in response to a chemical gradient of cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cAMP) was studied using a newly designed microfluidic device. The device consists of 800 cell-sized channels in parallel, each… read more here.
Keywords: discoideum cells; camp; high sensitivity; sub population ... See more keywords
Dictyostelium discoideum cells retain nutrients when the cells are about to outgrow their food source
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DOI: 10.1242/jcs.260107
Abstract: ABSTRACT Dictyostelium discoideum is a unicellular eukaryote that eats bacteria, and eventually outgrows the bacteria. D. discoideum cells accumulate extracellular polyphosphate (polyP), and the polyP concentration increases as the local cell density increases. At high… read more here.
Keywords: cell; discoideum cells; food; dictyostelium discoideum ... See more keywords
A Microfluidic Design for Quantitative Measurements of Shear Stress-Dependent Adhesion and Motion of Dictyostelium discoideum Cells
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DOI: 10.3390/biomimetics9110657
Abstract: Shear stress plays a crucial role in modulating cell adhesion and signaling. We present a microfluidic shear stress generator used to investigate the adhesion dynamics of Dictyostelium discoideum, an amoeba cell model organism with well-characterized… read more here.
Keywords: dictyostelium discoideum; adhesion; shear stress; discoideum cells ... See more keywords