| Literature DB >> 25837403 |
Yu-Yang Jiang1, Karl Lechtreck1, Jacek Gaertig1.
Abstract
Live imaging has become a powerful tool in studies of ciliary proteins. Tetrahymena thermophila is an established ciliated model with well-developed genetic and biochemical approaches, but its large size, complex shape, and the large number of short and overlapping cilia, have made live imaging of ciliary proteins challenging. Here we describe a method that combines paralysis of cilia by nickel ions and total internal reflection microscopy for live imaging of fluorescent proteins inside cilia of Tetrahymena. Using this method, we quantitatively documented the intraflagellar transport in Tetrahymena.Entities:
Keywords: Cilia; Ciliate; Dynein; IFT; Kinesin
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25837403 PMCID: PMC5301313 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mcb.2015.01.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Methods Cell Biol ISSN: 0091-679X Impact factor: 1.441