Caenorhabditis elegans centriolar protein SAS-6 forms a spiral that is consistent with imparting a ninefold symmetry.

Centrioles are evolutionary conserved organelles that give rise to cilia and flagella as well as centrosomes. Centrioles display a characteristic ninefold symmetry imposed by the spindle assembly abnormal protein 6 (SAS-6) family. SAS-6 from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Danio rerio was shown to for...

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Main Authors: Hilbert, M, Erat, M, Hachet, V, Guichard, P, Blank, I, Flückiger, I, Slater, L, Lowe, E, Hatzopoulos, G, Steinmetz, M, Gönczy, P, Vakonakis, I
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2013