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RESEARCH PRODUCT
IDENTIFICATION OF LECTINS IN THE KINETIDS OFTETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS
Péter KovácsWerner E. G. M�llerGyörgy Csabasubject
CiliateCell divisionbiologyTetrahymena pyriformisLectinCell BiologyGeneral Medicinebiology.organism_classificationCell biologyMicroscopy FluorescenceAlbuminsLectinsDistribution patternTetrahymena pyriformisbiology.proteinAnimalsIdentification (biology)GlycoconjugatesCell DivisionFluorescein-5-isothiocyanatedescription
Previously we described lectin-like molecules in the ciliate Tetrahymena pyriformis; by application of synthetic neoglycoconjugates it is now shown that T. pyriformis contains considerable amounts of both a beta-D-glucose- and a lactose-specific lectin. No evidence for the presence of alpha-D-mannose-, alpha-D-galactose- or of alpha-L-fucose-specific lectins could be obtained. The two lectins, identified in T. pyriformis, are associated with the kinetids. During cell division the lectins disappear or become masked in the fission furrow. Therefore, we assume that these lectins are involved in the organization of the distribution pattern of the kinetids during cell division perhaps due to lectin-glycoprotein interactions.
year | journal | country | edition | language |
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1997-01-01 | Cell Biology International |