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JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY
Volume 231, Issue 3, Pages 529-534Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2008.02066.x
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cAMP; chemotaxis; Dictyostelium discoideum
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- Intramural NIH HHS [Z01 BC010418-08] Funding Source: Medline
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The ability of cells to migrate in response to external cues, a process known as chemotaxis, is a fundamental phenomenon in biology. It is exhibited by a wide variety of cell types in the context of embryogenesis, angiogenesis, inflammation, wound heating and many other complex physiological processes. Here, we discuss the signals that control the directed migration of the social amoebae Dictyostelium discoideum both as single cells and in the context of group migration. This multi-cellular organism has served as an excellent model system to decipher amoeboid-like leukocyte migration and has played a key role in establishing signalling paradigms in the chemotaxis field. We envision that Dictyostelium will continue to bring forward basic knowledge as we seek to understand the mechanisms regulating group cell migration.
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