ISSN:
0886-1544
Keywords:
Euglena
;
pellicular strip
;
cell shape
;
sliding
;
Life and Medical Sciences
;
Cell & Developmental Biology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
We recently showed by videomicroscopy that adjacent pellicular strips slide relative to each other without contraction during S-shaped bending movement in Euglena fusca (Suzaki and Williamson, 1985). In order to validate this sliding strip mechanism for other species and other shape changes, a theoretical analysis and a computer simulation were carried out. Some of the commonly observed euglenoid cell shapes (rounded. S-shaped, and embryo-like shapes) were generated. Our results suggest that Euglena probably achieves a variety of cell shape changes by means of locally regulated sliding between adjacent pellicular strips of constant length and width.
Additional Material:
21 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cm.970060217
