Addition of ATP to isolated axonemes causes localized bending. What can be done to the isolated axonemes to cause the outer doublets to slide past each other unrestrained, lengthening the overall structure instead of causing bending?
A) add gelsolin
B) remove the interdoublet nexin links
C) add nocodazole
D) remove the ATP
E) inhibit tektin activity with a drug
Answer: B
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