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Voltage-gated calcium channels of Paramecium cilia.

The Journal of experimental biology - 1 Oct 2016

Lodh Sukanya, Yano Junji, Valentine Megan S, Van Houten Judith L

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Paramecium cells swim by beating their cilia, and make turns by transiently reversing their power stroke. Reversal is caused by Ca2+ entering the cilium through voltage-gated Ca2+ (CaV) channels that are found exclusively in the cilia. As ciliary Ca2+ levels return to normal, the cell pivots and swims forward in a new direction. Thus, the activation of the CaV channels causes cells to make a turn in their...

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PMID: 27707864
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.141234
PMCID: PMC5091652

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