Article
Correlation between loss of a Mg2+ conductance and an adaptation defect in a mutant of Paramecium tetraurelia.
The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Preston R R, Hammond J A
Abstract excerpt
Paramecium tetraurelia responds to chronic KCl-induced depolarization by swimming backward, but the ciliate recovers within seconds and then undergoes a prolonged adaptation period during which sensitivity to external stimuli is altered radically. We examined the role of Mg2+ in this phenomenon, prompted by finding that mutations in the eccentric-A gene both suppressed a Mg(2+)-specific conductance and prevented...
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