Identification of contractile vacuole proteins in Trypanosoma cruzi. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Contractile vacuole complexes are critical components of cell volume regulation and have been shown to have other functional roles in several free-living protists.
Paul N Ulrich +11 more
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The C Isoform of Dictyostelium Tetraspanins Localizes to the Contractile Vacuole and Contributes to Resistance against Osmotic Stress. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Tetraspanins (Tsps) are membrane proteins that are widely expressed in eukaryotic organisms. Only recently, Tsps have started to acquire relevance as potential new drug targets as they contribute, via protein-protein interactions, to numerous ...
Tineke Albers +3 more
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The Polarized Redistribution of the Contractile Vacuole to the Rear of the Cell is Critical for Streaming and is Regulated by PI(4,5)P2-Mediated Exocytosis [PDF]
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022 Dictyostelium discoideum amoebae align in a head to tail manner during the process of streaming during fruiting body formation. The chemoattractant cAMP is the chemoattractant regulating cell migration during this process and is released from the rear of
Sana A. Fadil +4 more
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Rab11 regulates trafficking of trans-sialidase to the plasma membrane through the contractile vacuole complex of Trypanosoma cruzi. [PDF]
PLoS Pathogens, 2014 Trypanosoma cruzi is the etiologic agent of Chagas disease. Although this is not a free-living organism it has conserved a contractile vacuole complex (CVC) to regulate its osmolarity.
Sayantanee Niyogi +3 more
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Regulation of contractile vacuole formation and activity in Dictyostelium. [PDF]
EMBO J, 2008 The contractile vacuole (CV) system is the osmoregulatory organelle required for survival for many free-living cells under hypotonic conditions. We identified a new CV regulator, Disgorgin, a TBC-domain-containing protein, which translocates to the CV membrane at the late stage of CV charging and regulates CV-plasma membrane fusion and discharging ...
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Loss of Cln3 function in the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum causes pleiotropic effects that are rescued by human CLN3. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCL) are a group of inherited, severe neurodegenerative disorders also known as Batten disease. Juvenile NCL (JNCL) is caused by recessive loss-of-function mutations in CLN3, which encodes a transmembrane protein that ...
Robert J Huber +2 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Ciliates serve as excellent indicators for water quality monitoring. However, their utilization is hindered by various taxonomic confusions. The ciliate genus Lacrymaria Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1824 is commonly found in different aquatic habitats, but its
Jin Tang +6 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 Peritrich ciliates are a species-rich group of sessile unicellular eukaryotes, which can be found in various aquatic habitats from all over the world. It is well accepted that there are still many ciliates to be uncovered.
Yong Zhang +9 more
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The role of the host—Neutrophil biology
Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract Neutrophilic polymorphonuclear leukocytes (neutrophils) are myeloid cells packed with lysosomal granules (hence also called granulocytes) that contain a formidable antimicrobial arsenal. They are terminally differentiated cells that play a critical role in acute and chronic inflammation, as well as in the resolution of inflammation and wound ...
Iain L. C. Chapple +4 more
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New Records of Two Stichotrichid Ciliates, Afroamphisiella multinucleata and Pseudokahliella marina (Ciliophora: Spirotrichea: Stichotrichida) from Korea [PDF]
Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity, 2012 Two stichotrichid ciliates, collected from marine waters in Jeju Island, were identified as Afroamphisiella multinucleata Foissner et al., 2002 and Pseudokahliella marina (Foissner et al., 1982) Berger et al., 1985.
Jung Min Choi, Mann Kyoon Shin
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