Electric Pulses Can Influence Galvanotaxis of Dictyostelium discoideum

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The waveforms of the chamber and the stimulator, the collective galvanotaxis trajectory, and the analysis of the directedness, trajectory speed, and EMR under 10 Hz pDCEF of 50% and 90%, and 10 V/cm DCEF. (a-c) The waveforms of the chamber (blue) and the stimulator (red) for 10 Hz 50% duty cycle pDCEF, 10 Hz 90% duty cycle pDCEF, and DCEF. (d-f) The galvanotactic trajectory of all 240 cells under 10 Hz 50% duty cycle pDCEF, 10 Hz 90% duty cycle pDCEF, and DCEF. All the cells migrated towards the “net cathodes”. (g) The cells under 10 Hz 50% pDCEF were lower than 90% pDCEF and DCEF in directedness. ANOVA on different duty cycle: p < 0.01. For multiple comparisons, 50% versus 90%: p < 0.05; 50% versus 100% (DCEF): p < 0.05. (h) The cells under 10 Hz 90% pDCEF migrated the fastest. ANOVA on different duty cycle: p < 0.0001. For multiple comparisons, 50% versus 90%: p < 0.0001; 90% versus 100% (DCEF): p < 0.0001. (i) The cells under 90% pDCEF had better EMR than that under 50%. ANOVA on different duty cycle: p < 0.05. For multiple comparisons, 50% versus 90%: p < 0.05. One-way ANOVA and Tukey’s test of multiple comparisons were used.

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