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Plastic cell morphology changes during dispersal.

Anthony D Junker¹, Staffan Jacob², Hervé Philippe²

¹Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.

|August 25, 2021

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Organisms adjust dispersal movements based on environmental conditions. This study reveals that Tetrahymena thermophila exhibits plastic morphological changes in cilia-dependent motility, promoting dispersal.

Keywords:

Cell biology Evolutionary biology Microorganism

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Area of Science:

Ecology
Cell Biology
Evolutionary Biology

Background:

Dispersal is crucial for gene flow and population dynamics.
Organismal dispersal is often plastic, adapting to environmental cues.
Understanding the mechanisms of dispersal plasticity is a key ecological goal.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate phenotypic dispersal strategies within the ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila.
To identify the underlying mechanisms and cell morphology variations influencing dispersal.
To determine if different dispersal strategies coexist within a species.

Main Methods:

Utilized 22 strains of Tetrahymena thermophila.
Quantified cell morphology parameters related to motility and dispersal.
Combined ecological and cell biology experimental approaches.

Main Results:

Detected distinct differences in innate cell morphology and dispersal rates among strains.
Found no single combination of morphological parameters universally predicts dispersal.
Observed multiple, plastic morphological changes impacting cilia-dependent motility during dispersal, particularly in challenging conditions.

Conclusions:

Dispersal can be enhanced by plastic, motility-associated changes in cell morphology.
Motile cilia play a significant role in promoting dispersal through morphological adaptations.
Tetrahymena thermophila exhibits diverse and plastic dispersal strategies driven by cell morphology and motility.