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. 1978 Feb 1;76(2):430–438. doi: 10.1083/jcb.76.2.430

Interrelationships between microtubules, a striated fiber, and the gametic mating structure of Chlamydomonas reinhardi

U W Goodenough 1, R L Weiss 1
PMCID: PMC2109984  PMID: 10605448

Abstract

The microtubule system associated with the Chlamydomonas reinhardi flagellar apparatus is shown to differ from previous descriptions; two of the four flagellar "roots" possess only two microtubules and are associated with a finely striated fiber. In gametic cells this fiber underlies the gametic mating structure and makes contact with it. Functional interpretations are offered.

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