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Swimming with protists: perception, motility and flagellum assembly.

Abstract:: In unicellular and multicellular eukaryotes, fast cell motility and rapid movement of material over cell surfaces are often mediated by ciliary or flagellar beating. The conserved defining structure in most motile cilia and flagella is the '9+2' microtubule axoneme. Our general understanding of flagellum assembly and the regulation of flagellar motility has been led by results from seminal studies of flagellate protozoa and algae. Here we review recent work relating to various aspects of protist physiology and cell biology. In particular, we discuss energy metabolism in eukaryotic flagella, modifications to the canonical assembly pathway and flagellum function in parasite virulence.

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Ginger, M., Portman, N., & McKean, P. (2008). Swimming with protists: perception, motility and flagellum assembly. Nature Reviews. Microbiology, 6(11), 838–850.

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Ginger, M, et al. “Swimming with Protists: Perception, Motility and Flagellum Assembly.” Nature Reviews. Microbiology, vol. 6, no. 11, 2008, pp. 838–50.

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Ginger, M, N Portman, and P McKean. 2008. “Swimming with Protists: Perception, Motility and Flagellum Assembly.” Nature Reviews. Microbiology 6 (11): 838–50.
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Publisher copy:: 10.1038/nrmicro2009

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+ Portman, N More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MSD
Department:: Pathology Dunn School
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+ McKean, P More by this author

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Journal:: Nature reviews. Microbiology More from this journal
Volume:: 6
Issue:: 11
Pages:: 838-850
Publication date:: 2008-11-01
DOI:: 10.1038/nrmicro2009
EISSN:: 1740-1534
ISSN:: 1740-1526

Language:: English
Keywords:: Locomotion

Eukaryota

Flagella

Animals

Chemotaxis
Pubs id:: pubs:57894
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Local pid:: pubs:57894
Source identifiers:: 57894
Deposit date:: 2012-12-19
ARK identifier:: ark:/29072/ora_0e08f5d762284814ab60b7c1f2b3cc15

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Copyright date:: 2008

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