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Signal relay during chemotaxis
Author(s) -
GARCIA G.L.,
PARENT C.A.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of microscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.569
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1365-2818
pISSN - 0022-2720
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2008.02066.x
Subject(s) - chemotaxis , dictyostelium discoideum , context (archaeology) , microbiology and biotechnology , decipher , biology , angiogenesis , dictyostelium , cell migration , multicellular organism , signalling , cell , neuroscience , bioinformatics , genetics , gene , receptor , paleontology
Summary 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.