Abstract
Ciliary movement is powered by axonemal dynein. This article considers how a signal transduction cascade initiated at the cell membrane may activate outer dynein arms to change the velocity of microtubule sliding and the swimming speed of ciliated cells. For Paramecium, a critical event in the cascade is the cAMP-dependent phosphorylation of a 29 kDa polypeptide that is associated with the outer dynein arm.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 409-412 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Trends in Cell Biology |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1993 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cell Biology