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Regulation Of Flagellar Dynein By Calcium And A Role For An Axonemal Calmodulin And Calmodulin-Dependent Kinase, Elizabeth F. Smith
Regulation Of Flagellar Dynein By Calcium And A Role For An Axonemal Calmodulin And Calmodulin-Dependent Kinase, Elizabeth F. Smith
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Ciliary and flagellar motility is regulated by changes in intraflagellar calcium. However, the molecular mechanism by which calcium controls motility is unknown. We tested the hypothesis that calcium regulates motility by controlling dynein-driven microtubule sliding and that the central pair and radial spokes are involved in this regulation. We isolated axonemes from Chlamydomonasmutants and measured microtubule sliding velocity in buffers containing 1 mM ATP and various concentrations of calcium. In buffers with pCa > 8, microtubule sliding velocity in axonemes lacking the central apparatus (pf18 and pf15) was reduced compared with that of wild-type axonemes. In contrast, at …
Searching For The Middle Ground: Mechanisms Of Chromosome Alignment During Mitosis, Tarun M. Kapoor, Duane A. Compton
Searching For The Middle Ground: Mechanisms Of Chromosome Alignment During Mitosis, Tarun M. Kapoor, Duane A. Compton
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The contributions of key molecules predicted to align chromosomes at the center of the mitotic spindle have been recently examined. New results dictate that models for how chromosomes align during the early stages of mitosis must be revised to integrate properties of microtubule-based motor proteins as well as microtubule dynamics.