Difference between revisions of "Reticulopodia"
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| + | == Summary of primary and derived reticulopodial features == | ||
| + | (from [[BIBLIOGRAPHY|Bowser & Travis, 2002]] p. 446, table 1) | ||
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| + | "Primary features: | ||
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| + | * Branching and anastomosing pseudopodial pattern; contain cytoplasmic granules | ||
| + | * Presence of MOVs | ||
| + | * Rapid, bidirectional transport of both granules and surface-attached particles | ||
| + | * Extremely dynamic microtubule cytoskeleton, displaying axial (sliding) and lateral (bending) movements | ||
| + | * Unique tubulin assembly/disassembly kinetics and storage polymorphs | ||
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| + | Derived features: | ||
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| + | * Pseudopodial branching patterns and motile behaviors | ||
| + | * Organelle complement (e.g., contractile vacuoles in Reticulomyxa) | ||
| + | * 3D patterning of microtubules (e.g., coiling in Astrammina rara) | ||
| + | * Distribution of actin microfilaments | ||
| + | * Surface elaborations, such as secreted adhesive matrices" | ||
