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Sunday, November 30, 2003
Flagella Protein May Lead To Greater Understanding of Rods and Cones
Scientists hope that the discovery of the protein EB1 in the flagella of Chlamydomonas, a single-cell organism, will lead to a greater understanding of vision, nervous system disorders, colon cancer and kidney disease. Flagella are antenna-like structures attached to some cells, including rods and cones. The research was published in the November 11 issue of Current Biology. Current Biology features the article, called 'The Microtubule Plus End-Tracking Protein EB1 Is Localized to the Flagellar Tip and Basal Bodies in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii' online, however only a media release from Dartmouth College ('The Beginning Of The End Of Flagella: Protein Discovery In Chlamydomonas', Science Daily, November 24, 2003) mentions the possible outcomes for vision research.
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