Axonemal tubulin polyglycylation probed with two monoclonal antibodies: Widespread evolutionary distribution, appearance during spermatozoan maturation and possible function in motility

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 727-738

  Bré, Marie Hélène ^a   Redeker, Virginie ^b   Quibell, Martin ^c   Darmanaden Delorme, Julienne ^a   Bressac, Christophe ^b   Cosson, Jacky ^d   Huitorel, Philippe ^d   Schmitter, Jean Marie ^e   Rossier, Jean ^b   Johnson, Tony ^c   Adoutte, André ^a   Levilliers, Nicolette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

^e LABORATOIRE DE BIOCHIMIE   (France)

Author keywords

Flagella; Monoclonal antibody; Polyglycylation; Posttranslational modification; Spermatogenesis; Spermatozoa; Spermatozoan motility; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE; TUBULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AXONEME; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARAMECIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTOZOON; SEA URCHIN; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BIOMPHALARIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FLUOROIMMUNOASSAY; GLYCINE; HUMANS; LEMUR; MALE; MICE; MICROTUBULES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PARAMECIUM; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; SEA URCHINS; SHEEP; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM TAIL; SPERMATOZOA; TROUT; TUBULIN;

ANIMALIA; ECHINOIDEA; EUGLENOZOA; MAMMALIA; MYXOZOA; PARAMECIUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 9244261065     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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