Electron Tomographic and Ultrastructural Analysis of the Cryptosporidium parvum Relict Mitochondrion, its Associated Membranes, and Organelles.

Autor: Keithly, Janet S., Langreth, Susan G., Buttle, Karolyn F., Mannella, Carmen A.
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Zdroj: Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology; Mar/Apr2005, Vol. 52 Issue 2, p132-140, 9p, 11 Color Photographs
Abstrakt: Reports on an ultrastructural analysis of the relict mitochondrion of Cryptosporidium parvum sporozoites that includes electron tomographic reconstruction. Presence of either a single, highly-folded inner membrane or multiple internal subcompartments; Lack of tubular "crista junctions" in the infoldings of the inner membrane; Suggestion that the retention of a relict mitochondrion is a strategy for compartmentalizing away from the cytosol toxic ferrous iron and sulfide.
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