Resistive force theory and wave dynamics in swimming flagellar apparatus isolated from C. reinhardtii.

ABSTRACT: Cilia-driven motility and fluid transport are ubiquitous in nature and essential for many biological processes, including swimming of eukaryotic unicellular organisms, mucus transport in airway apparatus or fluid flow in the brain. The-biflagellated micro-swimmer Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is a model organism to study the dynamics of flagellar synchronization. Hydrodynamic interactions, intracellular mechanical coupling or cell body rocking is believed to play a crucial role in the synchronization of flagellar beating in green algae. Here, we use freely swimming intact flagellar apparatus isolated from a wall-less strain of Chlamydomonas to investigate wave dynamics. Our analysis on phase coordinates shows that when the frequency difference between the flagella is high (10-41% of the mean),

SUBMITTER: Goli Pozveh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8323821 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature