Silencing of a putative inner arm dynein heavy chain results in flagellar immotility in Trypanosoma brucei

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 68-75

  Springer, Amy L ^a   Bruhn, David F ^b   Kinzel, Kathryn W ^c,d   Rosenthal, Noël F ^c,d   Zukas, Randi ^a   Klingbeil, Michele M ^b  

^a AMHERST COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Axoneme; Dynein heavy chain; Flagellar motility; Inner arm dynein; Trypanosoma

Indexed keywords

DYNEIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE;

ARTICLE; AXONEME; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL GROWTH; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CILIARY MOTILITY; FLAGELLUM; HEAVY CHAIN; KINETOPLAST; MULTINUCLEAR CELL; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA INTERFERENCE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

CELL NUCLEUS; DYNEINS; FLAGELLA; LOCOMOTION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; ORGANELLES; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RNA INTERFERENCE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; EUKARYOTA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 78049451742     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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