Trypanin, a component of the flagellar Dynein regulatory complex, is essential in bloodstream form African trypanosomes.

The Trypanosoma brucei flagellum is a multifunctional organelle with critical roles in motility, cellular morphogenesis, and cell division. Although motility is thought to be important throughout the trypanosome lifecycle, most studies of flagellum structure and function have been restricted to the...

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Main Authors: Katherine S Ralston, Kent L Hill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-09-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1579245?pdf=render