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Symbiosis and the origin of eukaryotic motility
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Margulis, L. Hinkle, G. |
| Copyright Year | 1991 |
| Description | Ongoing work to test the hypothesis of the origin of eukaryotic cell organelles by microbial symbioses is discussed. Because of the widespread acceptance of the serial endosymbiotic theory (SET) of the origin of plastids and mitochondria, the idea of the symbiotic origin of the centrioles and axonemes for spirochete bacteria motility symbiosis was tested. Intracellular microtubular systems are purported to derive from symbiotic associations between ancestral eukaryotic cells and motile bacteria. Four lines of approach to this problem are being pursued: (1) cloning the gene of a tubulin-like protein discovered in Spirocheata bajacaliforniesis; (2) seeking axoneme proteins in spirochets by antibody cross-reaction; (3) attempting to cultivate larger, free-living spirochetes; and (4) studying in detail spirochetes (e.g., Cristispira) symbiotic with marine animals. Other aspects of the investigation are presented. |
| File Size | 71492 |
| Page Count | 1 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19920004421 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t2g78965z |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1991-10-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Biology Proteins Symbiosis Locomotion Microorganisms Mitochondria Eukaryotes Biological Evolution Antibodies Bacteria Marine Biology Organelles Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
