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Microtubule

How Cillia and Flagella Work

V F Murphy< a> Wednesday 21st April 2004

Microtubles are key to the movement of cells, especially cellular appendages. Cillia and Flagella are the principle appendages concerned with such motion.

Cillia are intracellular structures, as they are within the plasma membrane, however, they are extrusions from the shape of the cell into the surrounding environment. Cillia generally are grouped on the surface of cells, termed Cilliated Cells.

Cilia move in a coordinated way, and with a single motion described as 'oar like '. The cycle …

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Microtubule Based Movement

V F Murphy< a> Monday 19th April 2004

Cellular Motility is the movement of a cell, or the movement of environment past a cell. In simple unicellular organisms, the movement of cells through their environment is generally the focus, however, for larger more complex, multicellular organisms, the movement of the environment past the cell is more prevalent, such as the beating of cillia within the lung. Cellular Motility can be movement of a cell through its environment, or the movement of environment through (or past) a cell Becker et …

How Kinesin Moves

V F Murphy< a> Monday 19th April 2004

Kinesins typically consist of two large globular heads that allow attachment to microtubules, a central coiled region, and a region termed light-chain, which connects the kinesin to the intracellular component to be moved.

A polystyrine bead kinesin ATP combination was used to evaluate the velocity of kinesin anterograde transport (8nm per step, 2 micrometers per second), and both glass fibre and optical techniques were used to evaluate the force associated with this ( 8 pN forward), see re…