Dissection of Basal Body and Centriole Function in the Unicellular Green Alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Susan K. Dutcher
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Susan K. Dutcher
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This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Why Study a Green Alga to Learn about Centrioles and Basal Bodies? Structure of the Basal Body and Centriole in Chlamydomonas Additional Fibers that Connect Basal Bodies and Centrioles Contractile Fibers Rootlet Microtubules Non-contractile Fibers Overview of the Cell Cycle of Chlamydomonas Duplication of Basal Bodies in Chlamydomonas Role of Tubulin Isoforms in Basal Body Duplication Timing of Basal Body/Centriole Duplication in Chlamydomonas Function of Basal Bodies and Centrioles in Chlamydomonas What Makes a Basal Body Different from a Centriole? Transition Zone and Docking Transition Zone and Autonomy Maturation of Basal Bodies Conclusion Acknowledgments References
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This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Why Study a Green Alga to Learn about Centrioles and Basal Bodies? Structure of the Basal Body and Centriole in Chlamydomonas Additional Fibers that Connect Basal Bodies and Centrioles Contractile Fibers Rootlet Microtubules Non-contractile Fibers Overview of the Cell Cycle of Chlamydomonas Duplication of Basal Bodies in Chlamydomonas Role of Tubulin Isoforms in Basal Body Duplication Timing of Basal Body/Centriole Duplication in Chlamydomonas Function of Basal Bodies and Centrioles in Chlamydomonas What Makes a Basal Body Different from a Centriole? Transition Zone and Docking Transition Zone and Autonomy Maturation of Basal Bodies Conclusion Acknowledgments References
Key concepts: Basal body, Centriole, Chlamydomonas, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Basal (medicine), Biology, Cell biology, Flagellum