scholarly journals Effects of ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1 deficiency on mouse ova

Reproduction ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 143 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sayaka Koyanagi ◽  
Hiroko Hamasaki ◽  
Satoshi Sekiguchi ◽  
Kenshiro Hara ◽  
Yoshiyuki Ishii ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Proteomic Analysis ◽  
Ubiquitin Proteasome System ◽  
Underlying Mechanism ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Ubiquitin Proteasome

Maternal proteins are rapidly degraded by the ubiquitin–proteasome system during oocyte maturation in mice. Ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCHL1) is highly and specifically expressed in mouse ova and is involved in the polyspermy block. However, the role of UCHL1 in the underlying mechanism of polyspermy block is poorly understood. To address this issue, we performed a comprehensive proteomic analysis to identify maternal proteins that were relevant to the role of UCHL1 in mouse ova using UCHL1-deficientgad. Furthermore, we assessed morphological features ingadmouse ova using transmission electron microscopy. NACHT, LRR, and PYD domain-containing (NALP) family proteins and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) chaperones were identified by proteomic analysis. We also found that the ‘maternal antigen that embryos require’ (NLRP5 (MATER)) protein level increased significantly ingadmouse ova compared with that in wild-type mice. In an ultrastructural study,gadmouse ova contained less ER in the cortex than in wild-type mice. These results provide new insights into the role of UCHL1 in the mechanism of polyspermy block in mouse ova.

The role of endoplasmic reticulum during gametogenesis in the aquatic fungus Allomyces macrogynus

1991 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 336-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tommy C. Sewall ◽  
Jeffrey C. Pommerville
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Osmium Tetroxide ◽  
Cleavage Furrow ◽  
Aquatic Fungus ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Allomyces Macrogynus ◽  
Zinc Iodide

The Chytridiomycete Allomyces macrogynus generates new membranes for cleavage furrow and nuclear-cap formation during gametogenesis and zoosporogenesis. Transmission electron microscopy after impregnation with a mixture of zinc iodide and osmium tetroxide clearly demonstrated changes in the endoplasmic reticulum. Endoplasmic reticulum was intensely stained but did not appear to contribute to the formation of the unstained flagellar membranes or cleavage furrows. However, the relative cytoplasmic volume of endoplasmic reticulum decreased as positively stained nuclear-cap membrane formed. These observations are consistent with the hypothesis that flagellar membranes and cleavage furrows are derived from trans-Golgi equivalents, whereas the nuclear-cap membrane is derived from the endoplasmic reticulum. Key words: Allomyces macrogynus, Chytridiomycetes, endoplasmic reticulum, gametogenesis, zoosporogenesis.

Autophagy is associated with male sterility in pistillate flowers of Maytenus obtusifolia (Celastraceae)

2018 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabella Veríssimo Nader Haddad ◽  
Lygia Dolores Ribeiro de Santiago-Fernandes ◽  
Silvia Rodrigues Machado
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Male Sterility ◽  
Reproductive Development ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase ◽  
Anatomical Analysis ◽  
Transmission Electron

Programmed cell death (PCD) is defined as a sequence of genetically regulated events leading to controlled and organised cellular degradation. It plays a vital role in plant development; however, little is known about the role of PCD in reproductive development. Sterility in pistillate flowers of Maytenus obtusifolia Mart. has been shown to be related to cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) based on reproductive biology and anatomical analysis. The recurrent PCD led us to investigate changes in the tapetum and sporogenic tissue during the establishment of male sterility using light and transmission electron microscopy combined with the use of TUNEL (terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase mediated dUDP end-labelling) assay. The interruption of pollen development in pistillate flowers is a result of premature PCD in the tapetum and consequently in the sporogenic cells. Autophagy, via macroautophagy, occurs in the sporogenic cells and involves the formation of autophagosomes, through rough endoplasmic reticulum, and of complex macroautophagic structures. In the final stage of PCD, massive autophagy takes place. Male sterility in female individuals is thus reasonably interpreted as sporophytic CMS associated to autophagy.

On Future Directions in Pathology

1982 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 274-277
Author(s):  
Benjamin F. Trump ◽  
Irene K. Berezesky ◽  
Raymond T. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Clinical Pathology ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Diagnostic Pathology ◽  
The Past ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Organ Systems ◽  
The Many

The role of electron microscopy and associated techniques is assured in diagnostic pathology. At the present time, most of the progress has been made on tissues examined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and correlated with light microscopy (LM) and by cytochemistry using both plastic and paraffin-embedded materials. As mentioned elsewhere in this symposium, this has revolutionized many fields of pathology including diagnostic, anatomic and clinical pathology. It began with the kidney; however, it has now been extended to most other organ systems and to tumor diagnosis in general. The results of the past few years tend to indicate the future directions and needs of this expanding field. Now, in addition to routine EM, pathologists have access to the many newly developed methods and instruments mentioned below which should aid considerably not only in diagnostic pathology but in investigative pathology as well.

Transmission Electron Microscopy studies of texture of Cr underlayer of magnetic recording hard disk

1991 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 580-581
Author(s):  
L. Tang ◽  
G. Thomas ◽  
M. R. Khan ◽  
S. L. Duan
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Magnetic Recording ◽  
Magnetic Thin Films ◽  
Magnetic Films ◽  
Substrate Bias ◽  
Epitaxial Relationship ◽  
Transmission Electron

Cr thin films are often used as underlayers for Co alloy magnetic thin films, such as Co1, CoNi2, and CoNiCr3, for high density longitudinal magnetic recording. It is belived that the role of the Cr underlayer is to control the growth and texture of the Co alloy magnetic thin films, and, then, to increase the in plane coercivity of the films. Although many epitaxial relationship between the Cr underlayer and the magnetic films, such as ﹛1010﹜Co/ {110﹜Cr4, ﹛2110﹜Co/ ﹛001﹜Cr5, ﹛0002﹜Co/﹛110﹜Cr6, have been suggested and appear to be related to the Cr thickness, the texture of the Cr underlayer itself is still not understood very well. In this study, the texture of a 2000 Å thick Cr underlayer on Nip/Al substrate for thin films of (Co75Ni25)1-xTix dc-sputtered with - 200 V substrate bias is investigated by electron microscopy.

Transmission Electron Microscopy of Evaporated Perylene Thin Films

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 336-337
Author(s):  
C. Ewins ◽  
J.R. Fryer
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Molecular Electronics ◽  
High Vacuum ◽  
Amorphous Layer ◽  
Electric Heater ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic

The preparation of thin films of organic molecules is currently receiving much attention because of the need to produce good quality thin films for molecular electronics. We have produced thin films of the polycyclic aromatic, perylene C10H12 by evaporation under high vacuum onto a potassium chloride (KCl) substrate. The role of substrate temperature in determining the morphology and crystallography of the films was then investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM).The substrate studied was the (001) face of a freshly cleaved crystal of KCl. The temperature of the KCl was controlled by an electric heater or a cold finger. The KCl was heated to 200°C under a vacuum of 10-6 torr and allowed to cool to the desired temperature. The perylene was then evaporated over a period of one minute from a molybdenum boat at a distance of 10cm from the KCl. The perylene thin film was then backed with an amorphous layer of carbon and floated onto copper microscope grids.

Fine structure and possible functions of the hermaphrodite duct of some pulmonate snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda)

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 68-69
Author(s):  
Alan N. Hodgson
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Fine Structure ◽  
Seminal Vesicle ◽  
Reproductive Biology ◽  
Light Microscope ◽  
Light Microscope Level ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Standard Techniques

The hermaphrodite duct of pulmonate snails connects the ovotestis to the fertilization pouch. The duct is typically divided into three zones; aproximal duct which leaves the ovotestis, the middle duct (seminal vesicle) and the distal ovotestis duct. The seminal vesicle forms the major portion of the duct and is thought to store sperm prior to copulation. In addition the duct may also play a role in sperm maturation and degredation. Although the structure of the seminal vesicle has been described for a number of snails at the light microscope level there appear to be only two descriptions of the ultrastructure of this tissue. Clearly if the role of the hermaphrodite duct in the reproductive biology of pulmonatesis to be understood, knowledge of its fine structure is required.Hermaphrodite ducts, both containing and lacking sperm, of species of the terrestrial pulmonate genera Sphincterochila, Levantina, and Helix and the marine pulmonate genus Siphonaria were prepared for transmission electron microscopy by standard techniques.

Synthesis and Characterizations of Nanocubes, Monodispersed Nanocrystals and Nanospheres of Au

2007 ◽  
Vol 353-358 ◽  
pp. 2163-2166
Author(s):  
Ming Yang ◽  
Guo Qing Zhou ◽  
Jiang Guo Zhao ◽  
Zhan Jun Li
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Powder Diffraction ◽  
Visible Absorption ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Uv Visible ◽  
Scherrer Formula ◽  
Visible Absorption Spectroscopy

Nanocubes, monodispersed nanocrystals and nanospheres of Au have been prepared by a simple reaction between HAuCl4·4H2O, NaOH and NH2OH·HCl in the presence of gelatin. The role of gelatin and the affection of pH in producing the nanoparticles of Au were discussed. The products were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and UV-visible absorption spectroscopy. The sizes of the monodispersed nanocrystals of Au were estimated by Debye-Scherrer formula according to XRD spectrum.

scholarly journals Pollen, Tapetum, and Orbicule Development inColletia paradoxaandDiscaria americana(Rhamnaceae)

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Gotelli ◽  
B. Galati ◽  
D. Medan
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Pollen Grains ◽  
Pollen Grain ◽  
Ultrastructural Changes ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
The Family ◽  
Tapetal Cells ◽  
Grain Formation

Tapetum, orbicule, and pollen grain ontogeny inColletia paradoxaandDiscaria americanawere studied with transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The ultrastructural changes observed during the different stages of development in the tapetal cells and related to orbicule and pollen grain formation are described. The proorbicules have the appearance of lipid globule, and their formation is related to the endoplasmic reticulum of rough type (ERr). This is the first report on the presence of orbicules in the family Rhamnaceae. Pollen grains are shed at the bicellular stage.

scholarly journals Enigmatic origin of the poxvirus membrane from the endoplasmic reticulum shown by 3D imaging of vaccinia virus assembly mutants

2017 ◽  
Vol 114 (51) ◽  
pp. E11001-E11009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea S. Weisberg ◽  
Liliana Maruri-Avidal ◽  
Himani Bisht ◽  
Bryan T. Hansen ◽  
Cindi L. Schwartz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Vaccinia Virus ◽  
Virus Assembly ◽  
Transmembrane Protein ◽  
Membrane Dynamics ◽  
Deletion Mutants ◽  
Viral Membrane ◽  
Transmission Electron

The long-standing inability to visualize connections between poxvirus membranes and cellular organelles has led to uncertainty regarding the origin of the viral membrane. Indeed, there has been speculation that viral membranes form de novo in cytoplasmic factories. Another possibility, that the connections are too short-lived to be captured by microscopy during a normal infection, motivated us to identify and characterize virus mutants that are arrested in assembly. Five conserved vaccinia virus proteins, referred to as Viral Membrane Assembly Proteins (VMAPs), that are necessary for formation of immature virions were found. Transmission electron microscopy studies of two VMAP deletion mutants had suggested retention of connections between viral membranes and the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). We now analyzed cells infected with each of the five VMAP deletion mutants by electron tomography, which is necessary to validate membrane continuity, in addition to conventional transmission electron microscopy. In all cases, connections between the ER and viral membranes were demonstrated by 3D reconstructions, supporting a role for the VMAPs in creating and/or stabilizing membrane scissions. Furthermore, coexpression of the viral reticulon-like transmembrane protein A17 and the capsid-like scaffold protein D13 was sufficient to form similar ER-associated viral structures in the absence of other major virion proteins. Determination of the mechanism of ER disruption during a normal VACV infection and the likely participation of both viral and cell proteins in this process may provide important insights into membrane dynamics.

Ordering in Compound Semiconductors: The Role of Transmission Electron Microscopy

1998 ◽  
Vol 523 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. S. Su ◽  
A. T. Tham ◽  
P. Schubert-Bischoff ◽  
I. Hähnert ◽  
W. Neumann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Structure Model ◽  
Zinc Blende ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Semiconductor Compounds ◽  
Ternary Semiconductor ◽  
Ternary Semiconductor Compounds ◽  
Long Range Ordering

AbstractIn this paper, the ordering of ternary semiconductor compounds is briefly reviewed by means of a coordination polyhedron model. Long-range ordering of chalcopyrite and CuAu-type structures can be represented as an array of repeating A2B2 tetrahedra. A CuAu-type ordered phase in a chalcopyrite AIBIIICVI2 compound is surrounded by an A3B+ AB3 boundary, whereas a CuPt-type ordered phase in a zinc-blende (A, B)IIICV compound is surrounded mainly by A2B2 type tetrahedra and thus restricted in size. Following the description of the ordered structure model, the detection of the asymmetry in ordering directions in (A, B)IIICV compounds is discussed. Some examples that employ transmission electron microscopy are presented.

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