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A Comparison of Cortical Proteins in Tetrahymena vorax Microstomes and Macrostomes 1
Author(s) -
BUHSE HOWARD E.,
WILLIAMS NORMAN E.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1982.tb04015.x
Subject(s) - tetrahymena pyriformis , tetrahymena , cytoskeleton , transformation (genetics) , phenotype , polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis , heat shock protein , biology , membrane protein , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , membrane , biochemistry , gene , cell , enzyme
Proteins of surface membranes and surface‐related cytoskeletons in Tetrahymena vorax microstomes and macrostomes were compared by one‐dimensional SDS polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis to see if protein differences could be detected that correlate with the transformation from one phenotype to the other. Some differences were observed. However, these alterations appear to result from the heat‐shock procedure used to synchronize the microstome‐to‐macrostome transition. The apparent lack of transformationspecific changes in cortical proteins is discussed. Similarities and differences between cytoskeletal proteins of T. pyriformis GL‐C and T. vorax are also noted and discussed.