Transmission electron microscopy analysis of sampled ciliated cells and
of ciliated cells after ciliogenesis confirmed the diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia.
A. Microscopic view of the respiratory mucosa consisting
of ciliated epithelial cells (i.e. presence of cilia at their apical surface).
B. Focus on the apical surface
of the ciliated epithelial cell.
INX - 4:: GFP does not appear to be expressed in neurons implicated in locomotion, but is expressed in a number
of ciliated neurons, pharyngeal m1 muscle cells, and the RIP neurons that form gap junctions with pharyngeal I1 neurons (Figure 5E).
Scanning electron microscope photograph
of the ciliate Tiarina with its 100 - 150 micrometer calcium carbonate (calcareous) shell containing the Symbiodinium cells (not visible here).
Typical
of ciliates, T. thermophila differentiates its genome into two functionally distinct types of nuclei, each specifically used during the two different stages of the life cycle.
In: Witzany G, Nowacki M (eds): Biocommunication
of Ciliates.
Our new study uses transcriptomics of cell fragments
of the ciliate Stentor to reveal the importance of protein phosphorylation, microtubule - based processes and genes involved in the cell cycle for cellular regeneration.
Will recently completed his PhD in Martin Embley's lab (Newcastle University, UK) where he studied the evolution of hydrogenosomes (anaerobic mitochondria that make hydrogen) from several species
of ciliates.
Not exact matches
Thinking back to the Mass we recall the smallest things — yellow neckties splashed with
ciliated paisley, old silk dresses with piscine flares, and one thin strand
of cultured pearls.
Telomere proteins from
ciliated protozoa bind to the single - stranded G - rich DNA extensions at the ends
of macronuclear chromosomes.
They used two different groups
of resident species consisting
of aquatic bacteria,
ciliates — protozoans with hair - like projections called cilia — and rotifers, organisms with cilia - laced mouths and retractable feet.
A third notable finding was a more concentrated attachment
of H7N9 viruses in
ciliated cells
of the nasal concha, trachea, and bronchi, suggesting the potential for efficient transmission among humans.
There's nothing to eat them; bacteria near the surface have to grow fast because they get eaten by protozoa and
ciliates, but we've not detected those kinds
of organisms in the subsurface.
In
ciliated protozoans, two
of the standard stop codons instead encode glutamine.
We were intrigued by the occurrence
of hydrocephalus in the brains
of these mice and began to investigate the structures within the brain that might be involved — the choroid plexus and the
ciliated ependyma,» said corresponding author Alessandra d'Azzo, Ph.D., who holds the Jewelers For Children Endowed Chair in Genetics and Gene Therapy at St. Jude.
Human flu strains can infect both kinds
of cells, but avian flu strains can bind to and infect only the
ciliated kind, which are similar to cells in the airway and the gut
of birds.
Our experiments demonstrate that motile microorganisms such as Tetrahymena pyriformis swim actively with the PAHs, and it is important to notice that the
ciliates can swim faster than PAHs can be transported by means
of diffusion.
Together with Professor Philipp Mayer, who is presently employed at the Technical University
of Denmark (DTU), she has developed a new test setup that allows exposing the
ciliates to a concentration gradient while concurrently enabling their observation through a microscope in real time and measuring the transport
of PAH by means
of chromatographic methods.
The experiments show that
ciliates can enhance the transport
of PAHs and potentially other hydrophobic chemicals up to 100-fold.
© Wim van Egmond (Photo from
Ciliates, used with permission) As the level
of oxygen in the atmosphere rose, however, most surface lifeforms on Earth became oxygen breathing, such as these two single - celled protoctists (Euplotes, left, and Stylonychia) which move with hairlike cilia.
Trophic - functional patterns
of biofilm - dwelling
ciliates at different water depths in coastal waters
of the Yellow Sea, northern China — Mamun Abdullah Al — European Journal
of Protistology
In order to assess variation in microbial assemblages (bacterial, fungal and
ciliate), matrices consisting
of OTU's and samples were generated using both presence / absence and band intensity data, using marker lanes for between - gel comparisons.
We also aim at understanding how different cilia are built and we use drosophila as a model system to understand the specialized function
of ciliary genes in different
ciliated cells and ciliary sub-compartments.
Infection with human rhinovirus, the most common cause
of asthma exacerbation in adults and children, was restricted to
ciliated cells and resulted in
ciliated cell apical sloughing and goblet cell hyperplasia, replicating hallmarks
of cytopathology observed in vivo.
lls and resulted in
ciliated cell apical sloughing and goblet cell hyperplasia, replicating hallmarks
of cytopathology observed in vivo.
As a
ciliated protozoan, Tetrahymena thermophila exhibits nuclear dimorphism: two types
of cell nuclei.
Tetrahymena is a genus
of free - living
ciliates that can also switch from commensalistic to pathogenic modes
of survival.
Other organisms currently on NHGRI 19s high - priority list for sequencing are: the cow; the South American gray, short - tailed opossum (a marsupial); the red flour beetle; the acorn worm; the flatworm Schmidtea mediterranea; 10 more species
of fruit fly; four more species
of fungi; and two
ciliated microorganisms, Oxytricha trifallax and Tetrahymena thermophila.
Although the respiratory system signs are usually the most important, several signs related to pathology in other tissues with
ciliated epithelia or microtubules can occur, such as otitis media, infertility in males and females, hydrocephalus, and renal fibrosis or dilation
of renal tubules.
Owen, R.W., Gianesella - Galvao, S.F., and Kutner, M.B.B. (1992) Discrete, subsurface layers
of the autotrophic
ciliate Mesodinium rubrum off Brazil.
Examination by transmission electron microscopy is required to see that, in contrast to a cycliophoran, the
ciliate consists
of just a single cell with several nuclei.