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Structure, Turnover, and Assembly of Ciliary Membranes in Tetrahymena

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Ciliary and Flagellar Membranes

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Tetrahymena cells (Fig. 1) have upwards of 600 cilia depending upon the species and the stage in the cell cycle (Nanney, 1971). Of these, about 20% are in the oral apparatus (Williams and Bakowska, 1982). The cilia are easily detached (less so the oral cilia) by the application of mild shearing forces after various chemical treatments (reviewed by Nozawa, 1975). This, combined with the fact that some species will approach 106 cells/ml before entering stationary phase, has made Tetrahymena cilia a favored material for biochemical investigation. Studies of the surface membrane of Tetrahymena cilia will be reviewed here with an emphasis on biogenesis.

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Williams, N.E. (1990). Structure, Turnover, and Assembly of Ciliary Membranes in Tetrahymena . In: Bloodgood, R.A. (eds) Ciliary and Flagellar Membranes. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0515-6_8

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