Multiple mechanisms have emerged where the engulfment of whole live cells, leading to the
formation of what are called 'cell-in-cell'structures, induces cell death. Entosis is one such …

Trogocytosis is a general biological process that involves one cell physically taking small
parts of the membrane and other components from another cell. In trogocytosis, one cell …

In many phenomena of biological systems, not a majority, but a minority of cells act on the
entire multicellular system causing drastic changes in the system properties. To understand …

Highlights•E. histolytica trophozoites ingest bites of host cell material.•This contributes to
host cell killing and likely contributes to tissue damage.•Advances in ex vivo approaches …

Microbes generate signals, which coordinate mutually beneficial activities. They also
produce antibiotics that kill prey, suppress competitors, or deter predators. Recent …

When confronted with starvation, the amoebae of Dictyostelium discoideum initiate a
developmental process that begins with cell aggregation and ends with a ball of spores …

The social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum is widely studied for its multicellular
development program as a response to starvation. Aggregates of up to 10 6 cells form …

The model organism Dictyostelium discoideum is a member of the Amoebozoa, one of the
six major divisions of eukaryotes. Amoebozoa comprise a wide variety of amoeboid and …

Entamoeba histolytica was named 'histolytica'(from histo-,'tissue'; lytic-,'dissolving') for its
ability to destroy host tissues. Direct killing of host cells by the amoebae is likely to be the …

Background Competitive social interactions are ubiquitous in nature, but their genetic basis
is difficult to determine. Much can be learned from single gene knockouts in a eukaryote …