The structural heterogeneity of radial spokes in cilia and flagella is conserved
Lin J, Heuser T, Carbajal‐González B, Song K, Nicastro D. The structural heterogeneity of radial spokes in cilia and flagella is conserved. Cytoskeleton 2012, 69: 88-100. PMID: 22170736, PMCID: PMC3307805, DOI: 10.1002/cm.21000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFlagellar motilityRadial spokesNexin-dynein regulatory complexRegulatory complexFlagellar structureMost organismsThree-dimensional structureSubtomogram averagingCryoelectron tomographyDynein motorsDynein activityChlamydomonas flagellaMotile ciliaFlagellaSperm flagellaUbiquitous componentOrganismsFunctional differencesEssential roleCiliaRepeat unitsUnprecedented detailBasal partRS1Motility