Tetrahymena

The Tetrahymena Stock Center, located at Cornell University, is a centralized repository and distribution site for a variety of Tetrahymena strains and species.

[Tetrahymena @TetrahymenaSC]

We're back!! The Tetrahymena Stock Center is resuming activity. We can ship cells upon request. Plasmids, genomic DNA media may take a bit longer than usual but are available. Questions - contact the Tetrahymena Stock Center at [email protected] .

[Tetrahymena @TetrahymenaSC]

The in vivo Tetrahymena thermophila extracellular glucose drop assay for characterization of mammalian insulin activity. Interesting discussion of use of Tetrahymena in place of the in vivo rabbit blood glucose drop assay. https://t.co/dYMQBJhtA2

[Tetrahymena @TetrahymenaSC]

Interesting technique! Swimming behavior of Tetrahymena in free-space shown by 3D tracking of fluorescent microbeads phagocytosed by the cells. 3D tracking done by using a three-dimensional prismatic optical tracking (tPOT) microscope20, which yields 3D positional information.

[Tetrahymena @thermophila]

Three-dimensional tracking of the ciliate #Tetrahymena reveals the mechanism of ciliary stroke-driven helical swimming @CommsBio
https://t.co/yaPlln6F7Y

[Will Ratcliff @wc_ratcliff]

IMO, this chapter will be *the* go-to resource for the phylogenetics of clonal multicellularity. It's a force to be reckoned with!

[Tetrahymena @TetrahymenaSC]

Cryo-EM structures tell a tale of two telomerases. Nice review of the current understanding of the molecular mechanism of telomerase. Fascinating example of the power of cryo-EM techniques for exploring structural properties underlying cellular function. https://t.co/UcBmN0QIHn

[Tetrahymena @TetrahymenaSC]

Characterization and use of Tetrahymena thermophila artificial chromosome 2 (TtAC2). The newly constructed Tetrahymena artificial chromosome TtAC2 vector was stably maintained in the macronucleus for over two months and expressed recombinant TtsfGFP. https://t.co/7EmF5JauWO

[Tetrahymena @TetrahymenaSC]

Incredible video of protists in termite gut!! Images in latter part are especially impressive! Beautiful work!!

[Kirsty Wan 🔬 @micromotility]

Amazing video of squirming termite gut #protists by Fabian J Weston - truly worthy winner of this year's @NikonSmallWorld competition! #aliensinourmidst (can't get enough #cilia 😍)

https://t.co/2gnu4nqNEV

[Tetrahymena @TetrahymenaSC]

Interested in using Tetrahymena for teaching purposes? ASSET offers complete kits using Tetrahymena to explore a variety of biological concepts. Check out https://t.co/IwDgNJsVGn

[ASSET @sepaasset]

ASSET is BACK !
Teach biology or health to elementary, MS, HS students?

Check out ASSET's FREE 2-week loan of fully equipped kits using live protists to explore
- key biological concepts
- effects of e-cig vapor, tobacco smoke, alcohol on live cells

https://t.co/GHlBho6fLf

[Tetrahymena @TetrahymenaSC]

Beautiful figures support a model of how the attachment of the outer dynein arms (ODA) to the doublet microtubule induces remodeling and activation of the ODA complex. Nice!

[Tetrahymena @thermophila]

Remodeling and activation mechanisms of outer arm dyneins revealed by cryo-EM
#Tetrahymena @emboreports @builab
https://t.co/O7Tv8XM3Y9

[Tetrahymena @TetrahymenaSC]

NEXT
The Transport Behavior of a Biflagellated Microswimmer before and after Cargo Loading. Working biohybrid microbots - sounds like something from Star Trek!

https://t.co/6AX9DY8gyv

[Tetrahymena @TetrahymenaSC]

Awesome imaging!!!!

[Daniel Kolbin @dkolbin]

Ciliates are cool! Here is a #euplotes in slow motion. @ciliateco @BEuplotes

[Tetrahymena @TetrahymenaSC]

Protist hosts BOTH Green Algae and Purple Bacteria Symbionts! Two different endosymbionts may allow Pseudoblepharisma tenue to live in both oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor zones of muddy bogs.

https://t.co/CJ2Xp0YEg7

[Tetrahymena @TetrahymenaSC]

Tetrahymena is a great model for studying ciliary structure and function.

[Tetrahymena @thermophila]

Composition and function of the C1b/C1f region in the ciliary central apparatus #Tetrahymena @SciReports

https://t.co/DToaYKerJK

[Tetrahymena @TetrahymenaSC]

If you teach biology in elementary, MS, or HS, check this out! Great resource, FREE 2-week loan of fully equipped kits. Comprehensive student and teacher protocols included!

[ASSET @sepaasset]

ASSET is BACK !
Teach biology or health to elementary, MS, HS students?

Check out ASSET's FREE 2-week loan of fully equipped kits using live protists to explore
- key biological concepts
- effects of e-cig vapor, tobacco smoke, alcohol on live cells

https://t.co/GHlBho6fLf

[Tetrahymena @TetrahymenaSC]

Interested in Tetrahymena as a research or teaching tool? Check out these reviews.
Tetrahymena as a Unicellular Model Eukaryote: Genetic and Genomic Tools. https://t.co/N22ua2cpNK
Tetrahymena in the classroom. https://t.co/fqG7Lfx4ql

[Tetrahymena @TetrahymenaSC]

Nanopore sequencing technologies can generate sequencing reads megabases in length that may span an entire ciliate MAC chromosome. Strategy tested in Tetrahymena, but likely can be used directly or with slight adaptation to assemble complete MAC genomes of other ciliate species.

[Tetrahymena @thermophila]

A strategy for complete telomere-to-telomere assembly of ciliate macronuclear genome using ultra-high coverage Nanopore data @CSB_Journal

https://t.co/9tj2wZt3H6

[Tetrahymena @TetrahymenaSC]

Interesting, informative, reader-friendly discussion of the life of viruses.
https://t.co/kFR5fLj9Aa

[Tetrahymena @TetrahymenaSC]

Includes an interesting exploration of the possibility of exploiting Tetrahymena machinery for genome editing and its possible advantages over the widely used CRISPR-Cas9 system.

[Tetrahymena @thermophila]

Small RNA-directed DNA elimination: The molecular mechanism and its potential for genome editing
#Tetrahymena
@RNABiology
@tudelft
@ChirlminJoo_Lab

https://t.co/6wcsL7T3Dr

[Tetrahymena @TetrahymenaSC]

Evolution of the mating type gene pair and multiple sexes in Tetrahymena. Interesting discussion of likely derivation of MTA and MTB from common ancestral gene, MT genes in a unisexual species, and effects of reproductive stress om MT evolution.
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101950

[Tetrahymena @TetrahymenaSC]

Amazing video !!!

[Tetrahymena @TetrahymenaSC]

Fascinating historical summary and discussion of the origin, history, and current relevance of various theories of the evolution of multicellularity. Beautiful illustrations. Definitely worth a read by anyone interested in the human side of scientific progress!

[ISOP @protistologists]

The Single-Celled Ancestors of Animals: A History of Hypotheses https://t.co/aRwmYIs3ap @HiralABShah @Dey_Gautam @dudin_o on preprint from @thibaut_brunet @Choano_Lab @preLights #protists