Attachment of the cap to the central microtubules of Tetrahymena cilia
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- 1 March 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by The Company of Biologists in Journal of Cell Science
- Vol. 66 (1) , 167-173
- https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.66.1.167
Abstract
The central microtubule cap is bound to the ends of the two central microtubules in Tetrahymena thermophila cilia by plug-shaped structures similar in appearance to the distal filament plugs attached to the ends of the A-microtubules. The caps have been separated from the microtubules and are composed of a bead, two plates, and two peg-like plugs to which the microtubules are attached. The structure of the cap is discussed in relation to the directionality of microtubule assembly in vivo.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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