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Kawabe, Y., Du Q, Schilde, C.,
Schaap P (2019) Evolution of multicellularity in Dictyostelia. doi/10.1387/ijdb.190108ps PMID 31840775
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Schaap, P., Papon, N. (2019) Diversity and Evolution of Sensor Histidine Kinases in Eukaryotes. Genome Biology and Evolution, Volume 11, Issue 1 pg86-108. doi/10.1093/gbe/evy213 PMCID 6324907 PMID 30252070
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Schaap, P. (2019) A well supported multi gene phylogeny of 52 dictyostelia. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution Volume 134, May 2019, Pages 66-73. doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2019.01.017 PMID 30711536
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Yamada, Y.,
Schaap, P. (2019) Cyclic AMP induction of Dictyostelium prespore gene expression requires autophagy. Developmental Biology Volume 449, Issue 1 doi/10.1016/j.ydbio.2019.04.017 PMID 31051160
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Kawabe Y, Morio T, Tanaka Y,
Schaap, P. (2018). Glycogen synthase kinase 3 promotes multicellular development over unicellular encystation in encysting Dictyostelia. EvoDevo. 9(12). doi.org/10.1186/s13227-018-0101-6 PMCID 5941370 PMID 29760875
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Kin, K., Forbes, G., Cassidy, A.,
Schaap, P. (2018) Cell-type specific RNA-Seq reveals novel roles and regulatory programs for terminally differentiated Dictyostelium cells. BMC Genomics201819:764. doi/10.1186/s12864-018-5146-3 PMCID 6198379 PMID 30348074
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Schaap P, Schilde C. (2018) Encystation: the most prevalent and underinvestigated differentiation pathway of eukaryotes. Microbiology. 164:727-739. doi/10.1099/mic.0.000653 PMID 29620506
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Yamada Y, Cassidy A,
Schaap P (2018) The transcription factor Spores Absent A is a PKA dependent inducer of Dictyostelium sporulation. Scientific Reports. 8:1-13. doi/10.1038/s41598-018-24915-w PMID 29704004
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Singh, R., Lawal, H.M., Schilde, C., Glöckner, G., Barton, G.,
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Narita, T.B,
Schaap, P. and Saito, T. (2017) Effects of deletion of the receptor CrlA on Dictyostelium aggregation and MPBD-mediated responses are strain dependent and not evident in strain Ax2. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 364. doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnx022 PMID 28158557
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Chen, Z.H., Singh, R., Cole, C., Lawal, H., Schilde, C., Febrer, M., Barton, G.J., and
Schaap, P. (2017). Adenylate cyclase A acting on PKA mediates induction of stalk formation by c-di-GMP at the Dictyostelium organizer. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 114, 516-521. doi/10.1073/pnas.1608393114 PMCID 5255622 PMID 28057864
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Singh, R., Schilde, C. and
Schaap, P. (2016) A core phylogeny of Dictyostelia inferred from genomes representative of the eight major and minor taxonomic divisions of the group. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 6, 251. doi/10.1186/s12862-016-0825-7 PMCID 5114724 PMID 27855631
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Schilde, C., Lawal, H.M., Noegel, A.A., Eichinger, L.,
Schaap, P. and Glockner, G. (2016) A set of genes conserved in sequence and expression traces back the establishment of multicellularity in social amoebae. BMC Genomics. 17, 871. doi.org/10.1186/s12864-016-3223-z PMCID 5097433 PMID 27814692
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Gloeckner, G., Lawal, H.M., Felder, M., Singh, R., Guild, G., Weijer, C.J., and
Schaap, P. (2016). The multicellularity genes of Dictyostelid social amoebas. Nature Communications 7:12085. doi/10.1038/ncomms12085 PMCID 4931340 PMID 27357338
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Schaap, P. (2016) Evolution of developmental signalling in Dictyostelid social amoebas. Curr Opin Genet Dev. 39:29-34. doi/10.1016/j.gde.2016.05.014 PMCID 5113120 PMID 27318097
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Chen, Z.H and
Schaap, P. (2016). Secreted Cyclic Di-GMP induces stalk cell differentiation in the Eukaryote Dictyostelium discoideum. Journal of Bacteriology. 198, 27-31. doi/10.1128/JB.00321-15 PMCID 4686194 PMID 26013485
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Schaap, P., Barrantes, I., Minx, P., Sasaki, N., et al. (2016) The Physarum polycephalum Genome Reveals Extensive Use of Prokaryotic Two-Component and Metazoan-Type Tyrosine Kinase Signaling. Genome Biology and Evolution Volume 8 Issue 1. doi/10.1093/gbe/evv237 PMCID 4758236 PMID 26615215
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Sheikh, S., Gloeckner, G., Kuwayama, H.,
Schaap, P., Urushihara, H. and Baldauf, S.L. (2015). Root of Dictyostelia based on 213 Universal proteins." Molecular phylogenetics and evolution. 92, 53-62. doi/10.1016/j.ympev.2015.05.017 PMID 26048704
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Kawabe, Y., Schilde, C., Du, Q., and
Schaap, P. (2015). A conserved signalling pathway for amoebozoan encystation that was co-opted for multicellular development. Nature Scientific reports 5, 9644. doi.org/10.1038/srep09644 PMCID 4399386 PMID 25881075
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Schaap, P., Barrantes, I., Minx, P., Sasaki, N., Anderson, R. W., Benard, M., Biggar, K. K., Buchler, N. E., Bundschuh, R., Chen, X., et al. (2015). The
Physarum polycephalum genome reveals extensive use of prokaryotic two-component and metazoan-type tyrosine kinase signaling. Genome Biol Evol. 8, 109-125. doi/10.1093/gbe/evv237 PMCID 4758236 PMID 26615215
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Du, Q., Kawabe, Y., Schilde, C., Chen, Z.H. and
Schaap, P.(2015). The Evolution of Aggregative Multicellularity and Cell-Cell Communication in the Dictyostelia. Journal of Molecular Biology. 427, 3722-3733. doi/10.1016/j.jmb.2015.08.008. PMCID 5055082 PMID 26284972
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Chen, Z.H., Rafellberg, S., Losi, A.,
Schaap, P. and Gartner, W. (2014) A cyanobacterial light activated adenyl cyclase partially restores development of a Dictyostelium discoideum, adenylyl cyclase a null mutanat. Journal of biotechnology. 191, 246-249 doi/10.1016/j.jbiotec.2014.08.008 PMCID 4409636 PMID 25128613
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Du, Q and
Schaap, P (2014) The Social amoeba Polysphondylium pallidum loses encystation and sporulation, but can still erect fruiting bodies in the absence of cellulose. Protist. 165, 569-579. doi/10.1016/j.protis.2014.07.003 PMCID 4210663 PMID 25113829
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Du, Q., Schilde, C., Birgersson, E., Chen, Z. H., McElroy, S., and
Schaap, P. (2014). The cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase RegA critically regulates encystation in social and pathogenic amoebas. Cell Signal. 26, 453-459. doi/10.1016/j.cellsig.2013.10.008 PMCID 3906536 PMID 24184654
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Narita, T.B., Chen, Z.H.,
Schaap, P., and Saito, T. (2014) The hybrid type ployketide synthase SteelyA is required for cAPM signalling in early Dictyostelium development. PloS One. 9, e106634. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0106634 PMCID 4164351 PMID 25222736
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Schilde, C., Skiba, A., and
Schaap, P. (2014). Evolutionary reconstruction of pattern formation in 98
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Schaap, P. (2013) Cyclic di-nucleotide signaling enters the eukaryote domain. IUBMB Life. 2013 Nov;65(11):897-903. doi/10.1002/iub.1212 PMCID 3937738 PMID 24136904
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Romeralo, M., Skiba, A., Gonzalez-Voyer, A., Schilde, C., Lawal, H., Kedziora, S., Cavender, J. C., Glockner, G., Urushihara, H., and
Schaap, P. (2013). Analysis of phenotypic evolution in Dictyostelia highlights developmental plasticity as a likely consequence of colonial multicellularity. Proc R. Soc. B. 280, 20130976. doi/10.1098/rspb.2013.0976 PMCID 3712420 PMID 23782883
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Clarke, M., Lohan, A. J., Liu, B., Lagkouvardos, I., Roy, S., Zafar, N., Bertelli, C., Schilde, C.,
Schaap, P., et al (2013) Genome of Acanthamoeba castellanii highlights extensive lateral gene transfer and early evolution of tyrosine kinase signaling. Genome Biology201314:R11. doi/10.1186/gb-2013-14-2-r11 PMCID 4053784 PMID 23375108
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Schilde, C.,
Schaap, P. (2013) The Amoebozoa. Dictyostelium discoideum Protocols pp 1-15. doi/10.1007/978-1-62703-302-2_1 PMCID 4037983 PMID 23494299
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Chen, Z-H and
Schaap, P. (2012) The prokaryote messenger c-di-GMP triggers stalk cell differentiation in
Dictyostelium. Nature 488, 680-683. doi/10.1038/nature11313 PMCID 3939355 PMID 22864416
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Kawabe, Y., Weening, K.E., Marquay-Markiewicz, J., and
Schaap, P. (2012). Evolution of self-organisation in Dictyostelia by adaptation of a non-selective phosphodiesterase and a matrix component for regulated cAMP degradation. Development 139, 1336-1345. doi/10.1242/dev.077099 PMCID 3294436 PMID 22357931
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Heidel, A., Lawal, H., Felder, M., Schilde, C., Helps, N., Tunggal, B., Rivero, F., John, U., Schleicher, M., Eichinger, L., Platzer, M., Noegel, A.,
Schaap, P* and Glockner, G*. (2011). Phylogeny-wide analysis of social amoeba genomes highlights ancient origins for complex intercellular communication. Genome research, 21, 1882-1891.* joint corresponding authors. doi/10.1101/gr.121137.111 PMCID 3205573 PMID 21757610
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Schaap, P. (2011) Evolution of developmental cyclic adenosine monophosphate signaling in the Dictyostelia from an amoebozoan stress response. Development, Growth & Differentiation Volume53, Issue 4. doi/10.1111/j.1440-169X.2011.01263.x PMCID 3909795 PMID 21585352
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Schaap, P. (2011). Evolutionary crossroads in Developmental Biology:
Dictyostelium discoideum. Development 138, 387-396. doi/10.1242/dev.048934 PMCID 3014629 PMID 21205784
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Schaap, P., et al. (2011) Comparative genomics of the social amoebae Dictyostelium discoideum and Dictyostelium purpureum. Genome Biology201112:R20. doi/10.1186/gb-2011-12-2-r20 PMCID 3188802 PMID 21356102
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Chen, Z., Schilde, C.,
Schaap, P. (2010) Functional dissection of Adenylate Cyclase R, an inducer of spore encapsulation. The Journal of Biological Chemistry Vol. 285, NO. 53, pp. 41724 –41731. doi/10.1074/jbc.M110.156380 PMCID 3009899 PMID 20966074
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Schapp, P. (2010) Evolutionary crossroads in Developmental Biology: Dictyostelium discoideum. Development. 2011 Feb;138(3):387-96. doi/10.1242/dev.048934 PMCID 3014629 PMID 21205784
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Kawabe, Y., Morio, T., James, J. L., Prescott, A. R., Tanaka, Y. and
Schaap, P. (2009) Activated cAMP receptors turn encystation into sporulation. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA, 106, 7089-7094. doi/10.1073/pnas.0901617106 PMCID 2678454 PMID 19369200
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Kawabe, Y., Alvarez-Curto, E., Ritchie, A. V.,
Schaap, P. (2009) The evolution of morphogenetic signalling in social amoebae. Evolutionary Biology pp 91-107 doi/10.1007/978-3-642-00952-5_5
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