Basal body

The basal body is the space that is still completely from the scourge of a protozoa (eg, Euglena ) completed and serves as the exit point for this. It serves as an anchor point a cilium or flagellum.

The basal body is similar to a eukaryotic centriole built and acts as MTOC ( microtubule organizing center). Therefore, he is responsible for the Geißel-/Cilienschlag together with axonemalem dynein.

• Cell Biology
• Protistologie