SWARMING SIGNAL. “Synchronisation of behaviour is a key hallmark of many collective systems. In the cellular slime mould Dictyostelium discoideum, starvation causes cells to secrete the signal molecule cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP). These behaviours create a positive feedback loop, whereby the secretion of cAMP attracts more amoebae, who themselves react by amplifying the aggregation signal by secreting more cAMP.”
https://academic.oup.com/femsre/article/40/6/798/2400841
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022