Autophagy of the somatic stalk cells likely nurses the propagating spores of Dictyostelid social amoebas [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]
Background: Autophagy (self-feeding) assists survival of starving cells by partial self-digestion, while dormancy as cysts, spores or seeds enables long-term survival. Starving Dictyostelium amoebas construct multicellular fruiting bodies with spores and stalk cells, with many Dictyostelia still ab...
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Language: | English |
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F1000 Research Ltd
2022-11-01
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Series: | Open Research Europe |
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Online Access: | https://open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/2-104/v2 |