RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GOLGI APPARATUS, GERL, AND SECRETORY GRANULES IN ACINAR CELLS OF RAT EXORBITAL LACRIMAL GLAND
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GOLGI APPARATUS, GERL, AND SECRETORY GRANULES IN ACINAR CELLS OF RAT EXORBITAL LACRIMAL GLAND
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DOI:
10.1083/jcb.74.2.399
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发表时间:
1977-01-01
影响因子:
7.8
通讯作者:
OLIVER, C
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作者:
HAND, AR;OLIVER, C
The method of secretory granule formation in the acinar cells of the rat exorbital lacrimal gland was studied by EM morphological and cytochemical techniques. Immature secretory granules at the inner face of the Golgi apparatus were frequently attached to a narrow cisternal structure similar to GERL [Golgi endoplasmic reticulum lysosomes] as described in neurons. In the lacrimal gland, GERL was located adjacent to the inner Golgi saccule, or separated from it by a variable distance. Portions of GERL were often closely paralleled by modified cisternae of rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER), which lacked ribosomes on the surface adjacent to GERL. Diaminobenzidine reaction product of the secretory enzyme peroxidase was localized in the cisternae of the nuclear envelope, RER, peripheral Golgi vesicles, Golgi saccules, and immature and mature secretory granules. GERL was usually free of peroxidase reaction product or contained only a small amount. Thiamine pyrophosphatase reaction product was present in 2-4 inner Golgi saccules; occasionally, the innermost saccule was dilated and fenestrated and contained less reaction product than the next adjacent saccule. Acid phosphatase (AcPase) reaction product was present in GERL, immature granules, and, rarely, in the innermost saccule, but not in the rest of the Golgi saccules. Thick sections of AcPase preparations viewed at 100 kV revealed that GERL consisted of cisternal, and fenestrated or tubular portions. The immature granules were attached to GERL by multiple connections to the tubular portions. In the rat exorbital lacrimal gland, the Golgi saccules may participate in the transport of secretory proteins and GERL is probably involved in the formation of secretory granules.