Fig. 2: Tv-DMTs reveal conserved and species-specific MIPs. | Nature Communications

Fig. 2: Tv-DMTs reveal conserved and species-specific MIPs.

From: Structures of Native Doublet Microtubules from Trichomonas vaginalis Reveal Parasite-Specific Proteins

Fig. 2: Tv-DMTs reveal conserved and species-specific MIPs.The alt text for this image may have been generated using AI.

a Phylogeny tree illustrating divergence between Bikonts and Amorphea (top), with example organisms from these branches and accompanying DMTs (bottom) with tubulin (white), conserved flagella associated proteins (FAPs) (gray), and species-specific FAPs (colored red for Tv, green for Clamydomonas, cyan for Tetrahymena, and orange for Bovine). b Cross-sectional view of cryoEM reconstruction of 48 nm repeat with MIP protein densities colored to demonstrate arrangement. c, d Cross-sectional view of DMTs from the 48 nm repeat map, shown as different 16 nm long sections throughout the DMT. e–h Cross-sectional views of Tv-DMTs from different perspectives to illustrate MIP arrangement and periodicity.

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