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Cell substratum adhesion during early development of Dictyostelium discoideum.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Tarantola Marco, Bae Albert, Fuller Danny, Bodenschatz Eberhard, Rappel Wouter-Jan, Loomis William F
Abstract excerpt
Vegetative and developed amoebae of Dictyostelium discoideum gain traction and move rapidly on a wide range of substrata without forming focal adhesions. We used two independent assays to quantify cell-substrate adhesion in mutants and in wild-type cells as a function of development. Using a microfluidic device that generates a range of hydrodynamic shear stress, we found that substratum adhesion decreases at...
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