Fluorescence in the migrating pseudoplasmodium of the cellular slime mold Dictyostelium mucoroides. 1994

S Uchiyama, and S Nagai, and K Maruyama
Department of Biology, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan.

Fluorescence was observed under light microscope in living cells and cell mass of Dictyostelium mucoroides. The fluorescence was localized in the vacuoles of live vegetative cells. While the cell mass of D. discoideum does not have a stalk during migration period, the cell mass of D. mucoroides has a stalk that forms at the beginning of the migration period. We were able to observe a preferential loss of the fluorescent vacuoles from the cells of the stalk and from the stalk-forming cells at the tip region of the slug. Although the fluorescence was also present in the mature spore mass of D. mucoroides, the fluorescence was not observed in the spores, but rather in the spaces between the spores within the spore mass. The fluorescent vacuoles in the cells of vegetative stage and of migrating slug stage may be related to the interspore fluorescence in the spore mass. Possible roles of the fluorescent substance(s) in amoebae, slugs and spore masses were discussed.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011622 Pterins Compounds based on 2-amino-4-hydroxypteridine. Pterin
D002465 Cell Movement The movement of cells from one location to another. Distinguish from CYTOKINESIS which is the process of dividing the CYTOPLASM of a cell. Cell Migration,Locomotion, Cell,Migration, Cell,Motility, Cell,Movement, Cell,Cell Locomotion,Cell Motility,Cell Movements,Movements, Cell
D004023 Dictyostelium 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. Dictyostelium discoideum,Dictyostelium discoideums,Dictyosteliums,discoideum, Dictyostelium
D005453 Fluorescence The property of emitting radiation while being irradiated. The radiation emitted is usually of longer wavelength than that incident or absorbed, e.g., a substance can be irradiated with invisible radiation and emit visible light. X-ray fluorescence is used in diagnosis.
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D014466 Ultraviolet Rays That portion of the electromagnetic spectrum immediately below the visible range and extending into the x-ray frequencies. The longer wavelengths (near-UV or biotic or vital rays) are necessary for the endogenous synthesis of vitamin D and are also called antirachitic rays; the shorter, ionizing wavelengths (far-UV or abiotic or extravital rays) are viricidal, bactericidal, mutagenic, and carcinogenic and are used as disinfectants. Actinic Rays,Black Light, Ultraviolet,UV Light,UV Radiation,Ultra-Violet Rays,Ultraviolet Light,Ultraviolet Radiation,Actinic Ray,Light, UV,Light, Ultraviolet,Radiation, UV,Radiation, Ultraviolet,Ray, Actinic,Ray, Ultra-Violet,Ray, Ultraviolet,Ultra Violet Rays,Ultra-Violet Ray,Ultraviolet Black Light,Ultraviolet Black Lights,Ultraviolet Radiations,Ultraviolet Ray
D014617 Vacuoles Any spaces or cavities within a cell. They may function in digestion, storage, secretion, or excretion. Vacuole

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