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Signal relay during chemotaxis

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: 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 healing 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.

Source: Journal of Microscopy

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2008.02066.x

Authors: G.L. GARCIA, C.A. PARENT

Institutions: National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute

Language: English

Topic: Slime Mold and Myxomycetes Research

Subfield: Biomedical Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Cancer Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute

Award: Signaling events regulating chemotaxis