"Tetrahymena thermophila" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A species of ciliate protozoa used in genetic and cytological research.
| Descriptor ID |
D016808
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.043.185.650.375.750.850.875
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Tetrahymena thermophila" by people in this website by year, and whether "Tetrahymena thermophila" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tetrahymena thermophila" by people in Profiles.
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Tet Trim-Away: a conditional rapid protein degradation system for Tetrahymena thermophila. Mol Biol Cell. 2026 Sep; 37(9):mr9.
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Light-induced assembly and repeatable actuation in Ca2+-driven chemomechanical protein networks. Nat Commun. 2026 Feb 21; 17(1).
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Maturation stage-specific V-ATPase disassembly explains the neutral pH of mature mucocyst lysosome-related organelles in Tetrahymena thermophila. J Cell Sci. 2025 12 01; 138(23).
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Inferring gene-pathway associations from consolidated transcriptome datasets: an interactive gene network explorer for Tetrahymena thermophila. NAR Genom Bioinform. 2025 Jun; 7(2):lqaf067.
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Structure and dynamics of the contractile vacuole complex in Tetrahymena thermophila. J Cell Sci. 2023 11 15; 136(22).
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A novel membrane complex is required for docking and regulated exocytosis of lysosome-related organelles in Tetrahymena thermophila. PLoS Genet. 2022 05; 18(5):e1010194.
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Cardiolipin targets a dynamin-related protein to the nuclear membrane. Elife. 2021 03 04; 10.
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Diversification of CORVET tethers facilitates transport complexity in Tetrahymena thermophila. J Cell Sci. 2020 02 12; 133(3).
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Higher-Order Interaction between Species Inhibits Bacterial Invasion of a Phototroph-Predator Microbial Community. Cell Syst. 2019 12 18; 9(6):521-533.e10.
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N6-methyldeoxyadenosine directs nucleosome positioning in Tetrahymena DNA. Genome Biol. 2018 11 19; 19(1):200.