The Role of Membrane-Bound Extracellular Vesicles During Co-Stimulation and Conjugation in the Ciliate <i>Tetrahymena thermophila</i>

During sexual reproduction, the freshwater ciliate <i>Tetrahymena thermophila</i> sheds membrane-bound vesicles into the extracellular environment (cEMVs: ciliary extracellular micro-vesicles). We provide evidence that 100 nm vesicles shed from the cilia of starved cells promote mating b...

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Published in:Microorganisms
Main Authors: Eric S. Cole, Oleksandr Dmytrenko, Mark Li, Neetij Krishnan, Josh Thorp, LeeAnn Higgins, Todd Markowski, Garry Morgan, Eileen O’Toole
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-04-01
Subjects:
ciliates
<i>Tetrahymena</i>
conjugation
co-stimulation
ectosomes
EMVs
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/13/4/803

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