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SUBMITTER: Martin-Gonzalez J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7888446 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Martín-González Javier J Montero-Bullón Javier-Fernando JF Lacal Jesus J
Microbial biotechnology 20201030 1
Dictyostelium discoideum is one of eight non-mammalian model organisms recognized by the National Institute of Health for the study of human pathology. The use of this slime mould is possible owing to similarities in cell structure, behaviour and intracellular signalling with mammalian cells. Its haploid set of chromosomes completely sequenced amenable to genetic manipulation, its unique and short life cycle with unicellular and multicellular stages, and phenotypic richness encoding many human o ...[more]