Summary
It was found that some ciliates,Stentor, Spirostomum andBlepharisma, which can contract rapidly like the stalks of Vorticellidae, have Ca2+-binding proteins that are very similar to spasmins, in the immunological sense. The presence of spasmins in other Protozoa and in some Metazoa was also investigated.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
References
Hoffmann-Berling, H., Biochem. biophys. Acta27 (1958) 247.
Amos, W. B., Nature229 (1971) 127.
Asai, H., Ochiai, T., Fukui, K., Watanabe, M., and Kano, F., J. Biochem.83 (1978) 795.
Ochiai, T., Hara, R., and Asai, H., Cytobios36 (1983) 95.
Amos, W. B., Routledge, L. M., and Yew, F. F., J. Cell Sci.19 (1975) 203.
Yamada, K., and Asai, H., J. Biochem.91 (1982) 1187.
Yamada-Horiuchi, K., and Asai, H., Comp. Biochem. Physiol.81B (1985) 409.
Towbin, H., Staehelin, T., and Gordon, J., Proc. natl Acad. Sci. USA76 (1979) 4350.
Huang, B., and Pitelka, D. R., J. Cell Biol.57 (1973) 704.
Kristensen, B. I., Nielsen, L. E., and Rostgaard, J., Exp. Cell Res.85 (1974) 127.
Salisbury, J. L., Baron, A., Surek, B., and Melkonian, M., J. Cell Biol.99 (1984) 962.
Laemmli, U. K., and Favre, M., J. molec. Biol.80 (1973) 575.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Ochiai, T., Kato, M., Ogawa, T. et al. Spasmin-like proteins in various ciliates revealed by antibody to purified spasmins ofCarchesium polypinum. Experientia 44, 768–771 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01959159
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01959159