A Paramecium cell has as many types of membrane interactions as mammalian cells, as
established with monoclonal antibodies by R. Allen and A. Fok. Since then, we have …

This special issue of the Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology (JEM) summarizes
achievements obtained by generations of researchers with ciliates in widely different …

Due to their well-defined pathways of vesicle trafficking and manyfold mutants ciliates have
served as good model systems. Further studies required the development of databases, now …

Abstract Amiprophos-methyl (APM), a phosphoric amide herbicide, was previously reported
to inhibit the in vitro polymerization of isolated plant tubulin (LC Morejohn, DE Fosket [1984] …

The contractile vacuole complex (CVC) of some protists serves for the osmotic equilibration
of water and ions, notably Ca 2+, by chemiosmotic exploitation of a H+ gradient generated …

Although leishmaniasis is a major tropical disease, the currently available drugs are toxic
and inadequate. We show that the antimicrotubule herbicide trifluralin has antileishmania …

During evolution, the cell as a fine‐tuned machine had to undergo permanent adjustments
to match changes in its environment, while “closed for repair work” was not possible …

Using 5% ethanol as a deciliating agent, 20 mm colchicine to prevent reciliation and 1 mm
amiloride to affect ion fluxes in Paramecium we examined the compartmentation and …

Most data on the effects of drugs as inhibitors, modulators, or stimulators have been
collected with higher eukaryotic, mainly mammalian cells. Although in cell biological …

Paramecium tetraurelia possesses more actin isoforms than most other cells. With
monospecific antibodies against actin subfamily 4 members, we could label cleavage …