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Record Nr.

UNINA9910437610603321

Titolo

Dictyostelids : evolution, genomics and cell biology / / Maria Romeralo, Sandra Baldauf, Ricardo Escalante, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, 2013

ISBN

3-642-38487-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (259 p.)

Collana

Life sciences Dictyostelids

Altri autori (Persone)

RomeraloMaria

BaldaufSandra

EscalanteRicardo

Disciplina

579.138

Soggetti

Dictyostelium

Genomics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Dictyostelium discoideum as a Model in Biomedical Research -- Genome Analysis of Social Amoebae -- Signalling During Dictyostelium Development -- The Chemotactic Compass Transcriptional Regulators – Dynamic Drivers of Multicellular Formation, Cell Differentiation and Development -- Non-coding RNAs in Dictyostelium discoideum and other Dictyostelid Social Amoebae -- Sex in Dictyostelia -- A global Overview of Dictyostelid Ecology with Special Emphasis in North American Forest -- Evolution of Dictyostelid Social Amoebas Inferred from the Use of Molecular Tools -- The Evolution of the Cellular Slime Molds -- Social Selection in the Cellular Slime Moulds -- The Non-dictyostelid Sorocarpic Amoebae.

Sommario/riassunto

Since their discovery in 1869, the dictyostelids have attracted the attention of scientists in a wide variety of fields. This interest has stemmed from their peculiar lifestyle and developmental properties, which were shaped by the evolutionary forces that generated multicellularity during eukaryotic evolution. More recently, the dictyostelids have gained attention due to the striking similarities found at the genomic, cellular and biochemical levels with human cells, which has propelled the species Dictyostelium discoideum to become a model system for biology and medicine in many laboratories. This book



covers the latest advances in our knowledge of these extraordinary organisms with topics spanning from their evolutionary history, ecology and diversity to the recent discoveries regarding their cellular and molecular biology.