Slime Mold and Myxomycetes Research

Exposure to paired blue light and nutrient alters aversive responses in Physarum polycephalum

This study shows that Physarum polycephalum weakens its aversion to blue light after repeated pairings with nutrients, but cannot confirm associative learning.

A traveling network model predicts emergent dynamics and search behavior from local remodeling in Physarum polycephalum

Self-organizing physical and biochemical interactions explain diverse behaviours in Physarum polycephalum

The paper identifies a mechanochemical mechanism in Physarum polycephalum that links intracellular calcium oscillations to coordinated behaviors, showing how simple organisms can generate complex adaptive responses.

Dictyostelium discoideum chemotaxis is altered by hypoxia to orient streaming toward higher oxygen level independently of aerotaxis.

This paper shows that Dictyostelium discoideum uses hypoxia to direct chemotactic streaming toward higher oxygen levels, independent of aerotaxis.

Front-rear polarity of intracellular signaling uncovered via giant Dictyostelium cells

This study uses giant Dictyostelium cells to reveal directional cAMP signaling and coordinated Ca2+ responses, showing spatially structured intracellular signaling aligned with cellular polarity.

Loss of starvation-and-light sporulation trigger in Myxomycetes Physarum roseum

The paper investigates sporulation in Physarum roseum under starvation and light conditions, finding that light does not trigger sporulation as it does in P. polycephalum.

Being bigger is better: Size-dependent advantages of plasmodial fusion in a multinucleated slime mould

This study investigates plasmodial fusion in Physarum polycephalum, showing size-dependent survival benefits and increased fusion rates under abiotic stress, regardless of genetic relatedness.

Chemically induced dislocation and mutation of essential cytoskeletal proteins: A case study focusing on Coronin-A

The paper compares four mutation strategies on Coronin-A in Dictyostelium discoideum to assess their effects on actin-dependent processes.

Calcium signaling mediates mechanotransduction at the multicellular stage of Dictyostelium discoideum

The paper uses live-imaging to show calcium signaling via ER and extracellular pathways mediates mechanosensing during multicellular development in Dictyostelium.

Unicellular associative conditioning: an interspecies analysis

This study examines associative conditioning in three amoeba species, finding robust conditioned migration patterns with directional persistence across species.

REMI-seq: Development of methods and resources for functional genomics in Dictyostelium

The paper develops REMI-seq methods to generate mutants and enable phenotyping in Dictyostelium, identifying novel regulators of cell migration and phagocytosis.

Evidences of conditioned behavior in Amoeba proteus

This study demonstrates associative memory in Amoeba proteus by linking a conditioned stimulus (electric field) with a non-conditioned stimulus (chemotactic peptide), showing learned systemic motility patterns.

Long-Term Memory In The Migration Movements Of Enucleated Amoeba proteus

This study investigates whether the nucleus controls migration in Amoeba proteus by comparing enucleated and non-enucleated cells, finding no direct nuclear control over movement patterns.