"Dictyostelium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
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D004023
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.046.550.200.300
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dictyostelium" by people in Profiles.
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Molecular cloning and characterization of a human mitochondrial ceramidase. J Biol Chem. 2000 Jul 14; 275(28):21508-13.
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Structure of two tRNA genes from Dictyostelium discoideum. Nucleic Acids Res. 1986 Jan 24; 14(2):1127.
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A putative tRNATrp gene cloned from Dictyostelium discoideum: its nucleotide sequence and association with repetitive deoxyribonucleic acid. Biochemistry. 1981 Jul 07; 20(14):4015-21.
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The effects of inhibition of development in Dictyostelium discoideum on changes in plasma membrane composition and topography. Arch Biochem Biophys. 1978 Apr 15; 187(1):12-24.
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Defective glycoproteins in the plasma membrane of an aggregation minus mutant of Dictyostelium discoideum uith abnormal cellular interactions. J Biol Chem. 1978 Jan 10; 253(1):278-87.
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The role of the plasma membrane in the development of Dictyostelium discoideum. II. Developmental and topographic analysis of polypeptide and glycoprotein composition. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1977 Mar 01; 465(2):242-59.