Tetrahymena thermophila

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0453

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Structure

Like other ciliates, Tetrahymena thermophila has separate germline and somatic functions embodied in two distinct nuclei within a single cell.

SRC-DSC-27B8C448BE

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Knockdown of the intraflagellar transport gene ift80 in Tetrahymena thermophila led to shortened or absent cilia.

SRC-DSC-E4DE8622D9

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1Tetrahymena thermophila habitat evidenceSRC-C540-B05-M5-ENT0453
2NCBI Taxonomy record 5911: Tetrahymena thermophilaSRC-DSC-EC52AEAF00
3Macronuclear genome sequence of the ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila, a model eukaryoteSRC-DSC-27B8C448BE
4IFT80, which encodes a conserved intraflagellar transport protein, is mutated in Jeune asphyxiating thoracic dystrophySRC-DSC-E4DE8622D9