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Weijer, J., (2004) ' Dictyostelium morphogenesis. ' Curr Opin Genet Dev 14 392-8
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Abstract:During starvation-induced Dictyostelium development, up to several hundred thousand amoeboid cells aggregate, differentiate and form a fruiting body. The chemotactic movement of the cells is guided by the rising phase of the outward propagating cAMP waves and results in directed periodic movement towards the aggregation centre. In the mound and slug stages of development, cAMP waves continue to play a major role in the coordination of cell movement, cell-type-specific gene expression and morphogenesis; however, in these stages where cells are tightly packed, cell-cell adhesion/contact-dependent signalling mechanisms also play important roles in these processes.
Status: Published Type: Journal article Source: PUBMED PubMed ID: 15261655
 
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acaA cf45-1 cf50-1 cotC ctnA dhkC dstA dstC
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pdsA phg1A phg1B phg1c regA tgrC1 tgrD1
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