In vitro reassembly of basal body components.
Singlet microtubules and structures that have the morphology and dimensions of the basal body cartwheel complex self-assemble in extracts derived from Tetrahymena basal bodies.
D000818:Animals; D002499:Centrifugation, Density Gradient; D002502:Centrioles / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008870:Microtubules / Q000502:physiology*; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009940:Organoids / Q000502:physiology*; D013053:Spectrophotometry; D013768:Tetrahymena