In:
FEBS Letters, Wiley, Vol. 215, No. 2 ( 1987-05-11), p. 323-326
Abstract:
During sexual reproduction in the heterothallic, biflagellate, green alga Chlamydomonas , gametes adhere together via their agglutinins, sex‐specific glycoproteins extrinsically bound to the flagellar membrane. Using an antibody specific for a C. eugametos agglutinin, we illustrate that agglutinins engaged in adhesion are transported to the flagellar tips. This tipping phenomenon, together with a particular orientation of the flagella, forms part of the mechanism by which gametes position themselves properly for fusion in pairs.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0014-5793
,
1873-3468
DOI:
10.1016/0014-5793(87)80170-9
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
1987
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1460391-3
SSG:
12
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