Discovery and Quantitative Dissection of Cytokinesis Mechanisms Using Dictyostelium discoideum

Jennifer M.K. Nguyen, Yinan Liu, Ly Nguyen, Venkataramana K. Sidhaye, Douglas N. Robinson

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Abstract

The social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum is a versatile model for understanding many different cellular processes involving cell motility including chemotaxis, phagocytosis, and cytokinesis. Cytokinesis, in particular, is a model cell-shaped change process in which a cell separates into two daughter cells. D. discoideum has been used extensively to identify players in cytokinesis and understand how they comprise the mechanosensory and biochemical pathways of cytokinesis. In this chapter, we describe how we use cDNA library complementation with D. discoideum to discover potential regulators of cytokinesis. Once identified, these regulators are further analyzed through live cell imaging, immunofluorescence imaging, fluorescence correlation and cross-correlation spectroscopy, micropipette aspiration, and fluorescence recovery after photobleaching. Collectively, these methods aid in detailing the mechanisms and signaling pathways that comprise cell division.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMethods in Molecular Biology
PublisherHumana Press Inc.
Pages1-27
Number of pages27
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024

Publication series

NameMethods in Molecular Biology
Volume2814
ISSN (Print)1064-3745
ISSN (Electronic)1940-6029

Keywords

  • Cytoskeletal network
  • Dictyostelium discoideum
  • Mechanoresponsive
  • Protein dynamics
  • cDNA library complementation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics

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