Ciliates contain two types of nuclei: a micronucleus and a macronucleus. The micronucleus
serves as the germ line nucleus but does not express its genes. The macronucleus provides …

The giant ciliate Stentor coeruleus is a classical model system for studying regeneration and
morphogenesis in a single cell. The anterior of the cell is marked by an array of cilia, known …

Neelaredoxin, a small non‐heme blue iron protein from the sulfate‐reducing bacterium
Desulfovibrio gigas [Chen, L., Sharma, P., LeGall, J., Mariano, AM, Teixeira M. and Xavier …

In response to a decrease in its growth temperature, the protozoan Tetrahymena is known to
increase the level of unsaturated fatty acids in its membrane phospholipids so as to maintain …

Tetrahymenosis is caused by the ciliated protozoan Tetrahymena and is responsible for
serious economic losses to the aquaculture industry worldwide. However, information …

Background The rate and fitness effects of mutations are key in understanding the evolution
of every species. Traditionally, these parameters are estimated in mutation accumulation …

A Tetrahymena pyriformis gene orthologue to the mouse CCT gamma gene has been
cloned and sequenced. The coding region of this gene, named TpCCT gamma, is …

Chilodonella uncinata, like all ciliates, contains two distinct nuclei in every cell: a germline
micronucleus and a somatic macronucleus. The macronucleus develops from the zygotic …

The single alpha‐tubulin gene of Tetrahymena thermophila was isolated from a genomic
library and shown to encode a single protein. Comparisons of the rates of evolution of this …

The ciliated protozoan Paramecium harbours a particularly large diversity of microtubule
networks, ranging from the elaborate and stable ciliary axonemes and basal bodies to very …