Microtubules (MTs) are organized into distinct systems essential for cell shape, movement,
intracellular transport, and division [1]. Electron crystallographic analyses [2] provide little …

ABSTRACT A genomic clone from Trypanosoma brucei, which contains a full length γ-
tubulin gene, was isolated using degenerate oligonucleotide primers. The sequence of this …

Polyglycylation is a polymeric post‐translational modification of tubulin that is ubiquitous and
widely present in cilia and flagella. It consists of the addition of highly variable numbers of …

We have cloned and sequenced 2 α‐and 2 β‐tubulin isoforms from the giant freshwater
amoeba Reticulomyxa filosa. The microtubules of this organism exhibit some unusual …

Cilia are ubiquitous eukaryotic organelles responsible for cellular motility and sensory
functions. The ciliary axoneme is a microtubule-based cytoskeleton consisting of two central …

Protozoans of the Phylum Ciliophora (ciliates) assemble many diverse microtubular
structures in a single cell throughout the life cycle, a feature that made them useful models to …

Tubulin is the major protein component of brain tissue. It normally undergoes a cycle of
tyrosination-detyrosination on the carboxy terminus of its α-subunit and this results in …

Log growth Tetrahymena pyriformis GL were deciliated by means of a calcium pulse and
allowed to regenerate their cilia in a non-nutrient recovery medium. Polyribosome profiles …

Tubulin dimers of psychrophilic eukaryotes can polymerize into microtubules at 4° C, a
temperature at which microtubules from mesophiles disassemble. This unique capability …

The individual doublet microtubule (DMT) from Tetrahymena cilia had the appearance of a
circular arc in solution and its contour length was around 5 to 6 μm as observed under a …