Control of chemotaxis in Physarum polycephalum.
Plasmodia migrate towards those situations which increase the frequency of their alternations in streaming, and away from those which decrease the frequency. Therefore peristalsis-like waves in Physarum move in the direction opposite from the net movement of the organism. The mechanism is fundamentally related to other known types of chemotaxis.
D002633:Chemotaxis / Q000187:drug effects; D003486:Cyanides / Q000494:pharmacology; D003513:Cycloheximide / Q000494:pharmacology; D005690:Galactose / Q000494:pharmacology; D007461:Iodoacetates / Q000494:pharmacology; D008358:Mannose / Q000494:pharmacology; D009235:Myxomycetes / Q000502:physiology*; D010804:Physarum / Q000502:physiology*; D012266:Ribose / Q000494:pharmacology; D013395:Sucrose / Q000494:pharmacology; D013696:Temperature
D003486:Cyanides; D007461:Iodoacetates; D013395:Sucrose; D012266:Ribose; D003513:Cycloheximide; D008358:Mannose; D005690:Galactose