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Caryologia
International Journal of Cytology, Cytosystematics and Cytogenetics
Volume 29, 1976 - Issue 4
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Original Articles

Fine Structure of the Endomembrane System in the Dermatophytic Fungus Trichophyton Mentagrophytes

Pages 457-465 | Received 31 May 1976, Published online: 30 Jan 2014
 

SUMMARY

When employing usual and unusual fixation procedures, all the components of the endomembrane system of the apical cells of Trichophyton mentagrophytes were detectable. The membranous structures having a direct continuity or a developmental interaction are the endoplasmic reticulum, nuclear envelope and cytoplasmic vesicles. Occasionally an intimate association between endoplasmic reticulum and plasmalemma was also demonstrated. The vesicles appear to be of two types: secretory vesicles, which are concentrated in the expanding apices; and provacuoles which inflate and fuse together, creating vacuoles. It is suggested that all the cytoplasmic vesicles may be included in the category of primary lysosomes.

RIASSUNTO

Usando un fissativo convenzionale ed uno non convenzionale, è stato possibile visualizzare i componenti del sistema di endomembrane presenti nelle cellule apicali del fungo dermatofita Trichophyton mentagrophytes. Le strutture membranose che risultano interconnesse sono il reticolo endoplasmatico, l'involucro nucleare e le vescicole citoplasmatiche. E' stata pure occasionalmente notata una connessione diretta tra reticolo endoplasmatico e plasmalemma. Le vescicole sembrano di due diversi tipi: vescicole secretorie che s'accumulano negli apici in accrescimento, e provacuoli che s'espandono e fondono insieme per formare vacuoli. V'è ragione di ritenere che tutte le vescicole derivate dal reticolo endoplasmatico siano classificabili come lisosomi primari.

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