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The International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volume 63 > Issue 8-9-10 (Special Issue)

Cover Vol. 63 N. 8-9-10

The Dictyostelium model system

Edited by: Ricardo Escalante and Elena Cardenal-Muñoz

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The social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum lives as solitary cells in the soil. Under starvation conditions cells aggregate to form a multicellular structure, which goes through different stages of development in a 24 h period. The picture shows an initial mound-like structure of approximately 100,000 cells, and the final stage, the fruiting body, formed by a stalk of vacuolated cells and a ball of spores on top. This beautiful photo has been kindly provided by Rob Kay (MRC, Cambridge, UK).

Preface

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The Dictyostelium discoideum model system

Ricardo Escalante and Elena Cardenal-Muñoz

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2019) 63: 317-320

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.190275re

Introductory and historical papers

The past, present and future of Dictyostelium as a model system

Salvatore Bozzaro

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2019) 63: 321-331

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.190128sb

Individual and collective behaviour in cellular slime mould development: contributions of John Bonner (1920-2019)

Vidyanand Nanjundiah

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2019) 63: 333-342

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.190272vn

(Auto)Biographical reflections on the contributions of William F. Loomis (1940-2016) to Dictyostelium biology

Adam Kuspa and Gad Shaulsky

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2019) 63: 343-357

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.190224ak

How the amoeba becomes social

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Evolution of multicellularity in Dictyostelia

Yoshinori Kawabe, Qingyou Du, Christina Schilde and Pauline Schaap

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2019) 63: 359-369

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.190108ps

Cooperation and conflict in the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum

James M. Medina, P.M. Shreenidhi, Tyler J. Larsen, David C. Queller and Joan E. Strassmann

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2019) 63: 371-382

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.190158jm

Cellular allorecognition and its roles in Dictyostelium development and social evolution

Peter Kundert and Gad Shaulsky

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2019) 63: 383-393

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.190239gs

Extracellular signaling in Dictyostelium

Kristen M. Consalvo, Ramesh Rijal, Yu Tang, Sara A. Kirolos, Morgan R. Smith and Richard H. Gomer

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2019) 63: 395-405

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.190259rg

The excitable signal transduction networks: movers and shapers of eukaryotic cell migration

Dhiman S. Pal, Xiaoguang Li, Tatsat Banerjee, Yuchuan Miao and Peter N. Devreotes

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2019) 63: 407-416

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.190265pd

Actin assembly states in Dictyostelium discoideum at different stages of development and during cellular stress

Hellen C. Ishikawa-Ankerhold and Annette Müller-Taubenberger

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2019) 63: 417-427

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.190256am

The complexities of a simple developmental model

Small molecules and cell differentiation in Dictyostelium discoideum

Tsuyoshi Araki and Tamao Saito

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2019) 63: 429-438

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.190192ts

Sex and macrocyst formation in Dictyostelium

Gareth Bloomfield

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2019) 63: 439-446

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.190183gb

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Microbiome management in the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum compared to humans

Timothy Farinholt, Christopher Dinh and Adam Kuspa

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2019) 63: 447-450

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.190240ak

Dictyostelium as a model for cell biology

The endocytic pathways of Dictyostelium discoideum

James H. Vines and Jason S. King

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2019) 63: 461-471

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.190236jk

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Living on soup: macropinocytic feeding in amoebae

Robert R. Kay, Thomas D. Williams, James D. Manton, David Traynor and Peggy Paschke

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2019) 63: 473-483

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.190220rk

Dictyostelium discoideum and autophagy – a perfect pair

Sarah Fischer and Ludwig Eichinger

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2019) 63: 485-495

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.190186LE

The Dictyostelium model for mitochondrial biology and disease

Xavier G. Pearce, Sarah J. Annesley and Paul R. Fisher

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2019) 63: 497-508

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.190233pf

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Nuclear envelope organization in Dictyostelium discoideum

Petros Batsios, Ralph Gräf, Michael P. Koonce, Denis A. Larochelle and Irene Meyer

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2019) 63: 509-519

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.190184rg

Dictyostelium, a model for many purposes

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Integrated actions of mTOR complexes 1 and 2 for growth and development of Dictyostelium

Pundrik Jaiswal, Amit R. Majithia, Daniel Rosel, Xin-Hua Liao, Taruna Khurana and Alan R. Kimmel

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2019) 63: 521-527

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.190245ak

Dictyostelium as model for studying ubiquitination and deubiquitination

Barbara Pergolizzi, Salvatore Bozzaro and Enrico Bracco

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2019) 63: 529-539

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.190260eb

Dictyostelium discoideum as a pharmacological model system to study the mechanisms of medicinal drugs and natural products

Judith Schaf, Joseph Damstra-Oddy and Robin S.B. Williams

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2019) 63: 541-550

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.190228rw

Teaching a biology laboratory course using Dictyostelium

David A. Knecht, Kate M. Cooper and Jonathan E. Moore

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2019) 63: 551-561

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.190249dk

dictyBase and the Dicty Stock Center (version 2.0) - a progress report

Petra Fey, Robert J. Dodson, Siddhartha Basu, Eric C. Hartline and Rex L. Chisholm

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2019) 63: 563-572

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.190226pf