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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