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The ultrastructural organization of the cortical cytoplasm has been examined in caulonemata, branches and buds of the mossFunaria hygrometrica, which were prepared by rapid freeze-fixation and freeze-substitution (FS). The same structural components occur in the cortex of all three cell types: microtubules (MTs), endoplasmic reticulum (ER), coated and uncoated vesicles, coated pits, and dictyosomes. However, the configuration and density of the cortical ER varies between the three. Caulonemata have an open, polygonal network of ER associated with long MTs oriented mostly parallel to the length of the cell. Lamellar ER, covered with polysomes, is interspersed in the network. Branches have a more tightly arranged ER network, at places occurring in a thick layer, and occasional polysome-decorated lamellae. MTs, which extend to the tip of the branch, are oriented mainly parallel to the cell's long axis and are associated with the cortical ER. Buds have the tightest ER network, which is frequently arranged in a thick layer. Tubules in the polygonal ER of buds are densely covered with ribosomes, whereas tubules in the ER network of caulonemata and branches range from nearly smooth to moderately rough. Closely-spaced ER lamellae, with many polysomes, occur in some buds. The MTs of buds extend into the apical dome and are associated with the cortical ER, but are more randomly oriented than in caulonemata or branches. Close appositions between the ER and PM are observed in all three cells, but are more frequent in buds.
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Abbreviations
- DiOC6(3):
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3,3′-dihexyloxacarbocyanine iodide
- ER:
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endoplasmic reticulum
- FS:
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freeze-substitution
- MT:
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microtubule
- MF:
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microfilament
- PM:
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plasma membrane
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McCauley, M.M., Hepler, P.K. Cortical ultrastructure of freeze-substituted protonemata of the mossFunaria hygrometrica . Protoplasma 169, 168–178 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01323616
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