A motility function for the paraflagellar rod of Leishmania parasites revealed by PFR-2 gene knockouts.

We demonstrate a functional role for the paraflagellar rod (PFR) in motility of Leishmania mexicana. The PFR is a complex cytoskeletal structure running parallel to the axoneme in the flagella of kinetoplastid protozoa. The PFR is composed of a latticework of protein filaments whose major constituen...

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Main Authors: Santrich, C, Moore, L, Sherwin, T, Bastin, P, Brokaw, C, Gull, K, LeBowitz, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1997