Brefeldin A affects synthesis and integrity of a eukaryotic flagellum
Brefeldin A affects synthesis and integrity of a eukaryotic flagellum
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DOI:
10.1006/bbrc.1997.8015
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发表时间:
1998-01-26
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Fabry, S
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作者:
Haller, K;Fabry, S
Eukaryotic flagella and cilia are highly dynamic organelles. In green algae like Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, flagella absorption and resynthesis is a normal process during the vegetative cell cycle. Rapid regeneration also occurs after stress-induced shedding of flagella. Ca2+ ions, protein synthesis, and a kinase activity are the main factors known to affect resynthesis. Recently, we have detected that certain small G proteins (Ypt/Rab) and a GTPase regulator (GDP dissociation inhibitor), known as regulatory elements of intracellular vesicle transport, are present in flagellar membranes of green algae, raising the possibility that the organelle's synthesis and/or integrity depends on functional membrane traffic. In this study, we examined the effect of brefeldin A (BFA), an inhibitor of intracellular membrane flow and Golgi function in animal and plant cells, on flagella regeneration in the colonial green alga Gonium pectorale. We show that low BFA concentrations (