Three-dimensional architecture and assembly mechanism of the egg-shaped shell in testate amoeba Paulinella micropora

Three-dimensional architecture and assembly mechanism of the egg-shaped shell in testate amoeba Paulinella micropora

Unicellular euglyphid testate amoeba Paulinella micropora with filose pseudopodia secrete approximately 50 siliceous scales into the extracellular template-free space to construct a shell isomorphic to that of its mother cell. This shell-constructing behavior is analogous to building a house with br...

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Main Authors: Mami Nomura, Keisuke Ohta, Yukinori Nishigami, Takuro Nakayama, Kei-Ichiro Nakamura, Kenjiro Tadakuma, Josephine Galipon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Subjects:
testate amoeba
shell formation
FIB-SEM
3D reconstruction
3D printer
Paulinella
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcell.2023.1232685/full

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