Sterol-deficient domains correlate with intramembrane particle arrays in the plasma membrane of Chlamydomonas reinhardii.
Sterol-deficient domains correlate with intramembrane particle arrays in the plasma membrane of Chlamydomonas reinhardii.
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甾醇缺陷域与莱茵衣藻质膜中的膜内颗粒阵列相关。
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发表时间:
1981
影响因子:
6.6
通讯作者:
M. Melkonian
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作者:
H. Robenek;M. Melkonian
The planar distribution of 3-beta-hydroxysterols in the plasmalemma of the green flagellate Chlamydomonas reinhardii has been studied with the freeze-fracture technique using the polyene antibiotic filipin and the saponin tomatin as cytochemical markers. Filipin-sterol complexes were predominantly observed as 25 to 30 nm protuberances on the E-face of the plasmalemma with corresponding invaginations on the P-face. Generally filipin-sterol and tomatin-sterol complexes were randomly distributed, but were virtually absent from sites of intramembrane particle arrays (IMP-arrays, i.e. the flagellar necklace, the flagellar bracelet including strut arrays, the eyespot membrane). The results suggest that IMP-arrays of Chlamydomonas are deficient in 3-beta-hydroxysterols and may therefore be regarded as special lipid arrays. IMP-arrays might require an altered lipid environment for proper function. Some functional aspects of IMP-arrays in Chlamydomonas are discussed.