Dataset / CIL:34601, Tetrahymena pyriformis, cell by organism, eukaryotic cell, Eukaryotic Protist, Ciliated Protist

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Title: CIL:34601, Tetrahymena pyriformis, cell by organism, eukaryotic cell, Eukaryotic Protist, Ciliated Protist
Creator: Allen, Richard
Date Created and/or Issued: 2021
Contributing Institution: UC San Diego, Research Data Curation Program
Collection: Cell Image Library
Rights Information: Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication
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Description: High resolution micrograph of a cross section the 9 + 2 axoneme of the cilium of Tetrahymena. The plasma membrane covers the axoneme and is continuous with the plasma membrane covering the cell body. Each doublet tilts inward to the tangent of the axonemal cylinder. Two arms, an inner arm and outer arm, extend from the complete microtubule of each doublet. These arms have ATPase activity and are called dyneins. They cause one doublet to slide against the adjacent doublet. Other protein links in the axoneme are elastic and induce the characteristic bending of the cilium and prevent excess sliding as the doublets slide past each other. TEM taken on 7/15/67 by R. Allen with Philips 200 operating at 60kV. Neg. 19,200X. The raw film was scanned with an Epson Perfection V750 Pro. This image is best used for quantitative analysis.
Research Data Curation Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/rdcp)
Allen, Richard (2021). CIL:34601, Tetrahymena pyriformis, cell by organism, eukaryotic cell, Eukaryotic Protist, Ciliated Protist. In Cell Image Library. UC San Diego Library Digital Collections. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.6075/J0WH2NZV
Type: Dataset
Language: No linguistic content; Not applicable
Subject: Cilium axoneme assembly
Axonemal organization
Ciliated Protist
Eukaryotic cell
Axonemal dynein complex
Eukaryotic Protist
Cell by organism
Axonemal microtubule
Axoneme
Tetrahymena pyriformis
Cell Image Library Group ID: 9702

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