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A new insight into the three-dimensional architecture of the Golgi complex: Characterization of unusual structures in epididymal principal cells.
Emma Martínez-alonsoNarcisa Martínez-martínezJosef NeumüllerMónica TomásMargit PavelkaJosé A. Martínez-menárguezsubject
Male0301 basic medicineEndocytic cycleGolgi Apparatuslcsh:MedicineEndoplasmic ReticulumMicrotubulesDiagnostic RadiologyRats Sprague-Dawley0302 clinical medicineMedicine and Health Scienceslcsh:ScienceTomographyCytoskeletonEpididymisSecretory PathwayMultidisciplinaryChemistryRadiology and ImagingCell biologyChemistryCell ProcessesPhysical SciencessymbolsCellular Structures and OrganellesAnatomyGenital AnatomyResearch ArticleChemical ElementsCell typeImaging TechniquesImmunoelectron microscopyResearch and Analysis Methods03 medical and health sciencessymbols.namesakeDiagnostic MedicineMicrotubuleOrganelleAnimalsVesiclesEndoplasmic reticulumlcsh:RReproductive SystemBiology and Life SciencesCell BiologyGolgi apparatusMicroscopy Electron030104 developmental biologyElectron tomographylcsh:Q030217 neurology & neurosurgerydescription
Principal epididymal cells have one of the largest and more developed Golgi complex of mammalian cells. In the present study, we have used this cell as model for the study of the three-dimensional architecture of the Golgi complex of highly secretory and endocytic cells. Electron tomography demonstrated the presence in this cell type of some unknown or very unusual Golgi structures such as branched cisternae, pocket-like cisternal invaginations or tubular connections. In addition, we have used this methodology and immunoelectron microscopy to analyze the close relationship between this organelle and both the endoplasmic reticulum and microtubules, and to describe in detail how these elements interact with compact and non-compact regions of the ribbon.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-19 | PLoS ONE |