| Lacandonia granules are present in Ginkgo biloba cell nuclei. | |
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PMID: 12566224 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Lacandonia schismatica is a rare flowering plant with the sex organs spatially inverted. Several aspects of its cell biology are now known. Interestingly, within the cell nucleus, the chromatin is reticulated and it is associated to a novel structure named Lacandonia granules, a very abundant ribonucleoprotein particle showing similarities to perichromatin and Balbiani ring granules, which are involved in nuclear mRNA metabolism. To see whether these particles are present in other plants, we study the nucleus of Ginkgo biloba, a non-flowering plant. Light, electron and atomic force microscopy show that the cell nuclei of G. biloba are reticulated. Ultrastructural analysis showed that in the nucleoplasm, abundant intranuclear particles 32 nm in diameter are present. The EDTA regressive staining suggested that they contain RNA. Ultrastructural in situ hybridization confirmed the presence of RNA in these particles. Therefore, we conclude that the nuclei of G. biloba are reticulated and contain Lacandonia granules. We suggest that these particles may also be present in other plants. |
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Authors:
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Jaime Jiménez-Ramírez; Lourdes Teresa Agredano-Moreno; María de Lourdes Segura-Valdez Md; Luis Felipe Jiménez-García |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Biology of the cell / under the auspices of the European Cell Biology Organization Volume: 94 ISSN: 0248-4900 ISO Abbreviation: Biol. Cell Publication Date: 2002 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-02-04 Completed Date: 2003-11-06 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8108529 Medline TA: Biol Cell Country: France |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 511-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Herbarium, Department of Comparative Biology, Faculty of Sciences, UNAM, Mexico City 04510, Mexico. |
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Cell Nucleus
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ultrastructure* Chromatin / chemistry, ultrastructure Ginkgo biloba / cytology, ultrastructure* In Situ Hybridization Microscopy, Atomic Force Microscopy, Electron Plants / ultrastructure* RNA / analysis |
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0/Chromatin; 63231-63-0/RNA |
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