"Dictyostelium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A genus of protozoa, formerly also considered a fungus. Its natural habitat is decaying forest leaves, where it feeds on bacteria. D. discoideum is the best-known species and is widely used in biomedical research.
Concept/Terms
Dictyostelium discoideum- Dictyostelium discoideum
- Dictyostelium discoideums
- discoideum, Dictyostelium
- discoideums, Dictyostelium
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Dictyostelium" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Dictyostelium" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1995 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2007 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2014 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2019 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Dictyostelium" by people in Profiles.
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From biosynthesis and beyond-Loss or overexpression of the cytokinin synthesis gene, iptA, alters cytokinesis and mitochondrial and amino acid metabolism in Dictyostelium discoideum. FASEB J. 2024 01; 38(1):e23366.
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Differentiation-inducing factor-1 reduces lipopolysaccharide-induced vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 by suppressing mTORC1-S6K signaling in vascular endothelial cells. Life Sci. 2023 Dec 15; 335:122278.
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A conserved pressure-driven mechanism for regulating cytosolic osmolarity. Curr Biol. 2023 08 21; 33(16):3325-3337.e5.
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Role of epigenetics in unicellular to multicellular transition in Dictyostelium. Genome Biol. 2021 05 04; 22(1):134.
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Inhibiting Neddylation with MLN4924 Suppresses Growth and Delays Multicellular Development in Dictyostelium discoideum. Biomolecules. 2021 03 23; 11(3).
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Cancer and the breakdown of multicellularity: What Dictyostelium discoideum, a social amoeba, can teach us. Bioessays. 2021 04; 43(4):e2000156.
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Evolutionary divergence reveals the molecular basis of EMRE dependence of the human MCU. Life Sci Alliance. 2020 10; 3(10).
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Eco-evolutionary significance of "loners". PLoS Biol. 2020 03; 18(3):e3000642.
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Mfsd8 localizes to endocytic compartments and influences the secretion of Cln5 and cathepsin D in Dictyostelium. Cell Signal. 2020 06; 70:109572.
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Calmodulin-mediated events during the life cycle of the amoebozoan Dictyostelium discoideum. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 2020 04; 95(2):472-490.