Streb C, Richter P, Lebert M, Häder DP (2001)
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Conference contribution, Conference Contribution
Publication year: 2001
Publisher: ESA Publications Division
City/Town: Noordwijk
Book Volume: 496
Pages Range: 251-254
Conference Proceedings Title: Exo-/astro-biology. Proceedings of the First European Workshop
ISBN: 92-9092-806-9
Gravisensing in single cells and multicellular organisms is a very active field of investigation. Similarities between gravity sensing mechanisms in uni- and multicellular eukaryotes make single cells ideal model systems for the understanding of gravity responses on the cellular and molecular level with far fetching significance for other systems. This article gives a short overview about gravisensing in plants (Arabidopsis, Chara) aswell as the ciliates Loxodes and Paramecium and concentrates on gravitaxis research in the single cellular flagellate, Euglena gracilis. Experiments revealed the involvement of CAMP, Ca2+ specific mechanosensitive channels and membrane potential in the signal transduction chain of gravitaxis. Future perspectives for the use of motile, photosynthetic and other unicellular microorganisms for space applications e.g. for oxygen supply in life support systems or research on the origin of life are discussed.
APA:
Streb, C., Richter, P., Lebert, M., & Häder, D.-P. (2001). Gravi-sensing microorganisms as model systems for gravity sensing in eukaryotes. In P. Ehrenfreund, O. Angerer & B. Battrick (Eds.), Exo-/astro-biology. Proceedings of the First European Workshop (pp. 251-254). Frascati, IT: Noordwijk: ESA Publications Division.
MLA:
Streb, Christine, et al. "Gravi-sensing microorganisms as model systems for gravity sensing in eukaryotes." Proceedings of the Exo-/astro-biology. Proceedings of the First European Workshop, Frascati Ed. P. Ehrenfreund, O. Angerer & B. Battrick, Noordwijk: ESA Publications Division, 2001. 251-254.
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