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Toward the Functional Analysis of the Dictyostelium discoideum Genome 1
Author(s) -
SUCGANG RICHARD,
SHAULSKY GAD,
KUSPA ADAM
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of eukaryotic microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 1066-5234
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2000.tb00058.x
Subject(s) - dictyostelium discoideum , eukaryote , dictyostelium , biology , multicellular organism , genome , encode , organism , gene , computational biology , evolutionary biology , model organism , genetics
.Dictyostelium discoideum is a useful model for molecular studies of cell biology and development. The 34‐megabase Dictyostelium genome is currently being sequenced through the efforts of an international consortium. The genome is expected to encode 8–10,000 genes, including all those required for a free‐living eukaryote capable of multicellular development. A complete description of the Dictyostelium genome will open the way toward the application of genome‐based experimental approaches to studies of cell biology and development in this organism, and allow detailed physiological and evolutionary comparisons to other species.