Abstract
The ultrastructure of adhesion complexes between gametic flagellar membranes of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Dangeard was analyzed using the quick-freeze deep-etch technique. The sexual agglutinin fibrils interact by forming hybrid fibers that frequently branch, forming extensively cross-bridged meshworks. This pattern of interaction mimics a prominent mode of cell wall formation in Chlamydomonas, supporting the notion that the agglutinins evolved from cell wall proteins and that sexual adhesion and cell wall assembly are homologous events.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 756-767 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Journal of Phycology |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 1999 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Agglutinin
- Chlamydomonas
- Gamete
- Mating
- Mating type
- Sex