Effect of TbKIN-C and TbKIN-D RNAi on the subpellicular microtubule corset in the bloodstream and procyclic forms.

<p>(<b>A–C</b>). Thin sections of a control cell (panel <b>A</b>), a TbKIN-C RNAi cell (panel <b>B</b>), and a TbKIN-D RNAi cell (panel <b>C</b>) of the bloodstream form. The subpellicular microtubule corset (PMT), the paraflagellar rod (PFR), and the flagellar axoneme are indicated. Bars: 100 nm. (<b>D–F</b>). Thin sections of a control cell (panel <b>D</b>), a TbKIN-C RNAi cell (panel <b>E</b>), and a TbKIN-D RNAi cell (panel <b>E</b>) of the procyclic form. Additional cytoplasmic microtubules are detected in addition to the subpellicular microtubule corset (PMT) that is underneath the membrane. Bars: 100 nm.