Modulation of membrane fluidity in a fatty acid auxotrophe of Tetrahymena thermophila.
Biochim Biophys Acta
; 595(1): 140-5, 1980.
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ABSTRACT
A mutant of Tetrahymena thermophila has been isolated which requires an unsaturated fatty acid for growth. Pellicles isolated from cultures supplemented with palmitoleic, elaidic, oleic, linoleic and gamma-linolenic acids show widely differing membrane fluidities, as measured by the polarisation of fluorescence technique. In contrast to the behaviour of the wild type organism, the changes in fluidity of the membrane, once induced by supplementation, are permanent. This mutant should prove extremely useful for studying structure-function relationships in the various membrane systems of Tetrahymena.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tetrahymena
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Ácidos Graxos Insaturados
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Fluidez de Membrana
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1980
Tipo de documento:
Article