Cdc42 controls secretory granules morphology in rodent salivary glands in vivo
| Autor: | Christopher K. E. Bleck, Akiko Shitara, Roberto Weigert |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
Short Communication salivary glands Endocytosis 01 natural sciences Exocytosis 03 medical and health sciences secretory granules intravital microscopy medicine Cdc42 lcsh:QH301-705.5 030304 developmental biology 0303 health sciences Salivary gland Chemistry Vesicle Granule (cell biology) 3. Good health Cell biology medicine.anatomical_structure lcsh:Biology (General) Ultrastructure General Agricultural and Biological Sciences Intravital microscopy Intracellular 010606 plant biology & botany |
| Zdroj: | Communicative & Integrative Biology Communicative & Integrative Biology, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 22-26 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1942-0889 |
| Popis: | We previously reported that the small GTPase Cdc42 negatively regulates endocytosis in the salivary gland of live mice. By using intravital subcellular microscopy, we showed that depletion of Cdc42 causes the mis-sorting of plasma membrane components into intracellular vesicles, ultimately leading to the impairment of the homeostasis of the apical plasma membrane. In this study, we report that, besides, Cdc42 depletion alters the ultrastructure of large secretory granules analyzed by transmission electron microscopy. We found that lack of Cdc42 increases the number of granules per cell and alters their structure. Specifically, granules are smaller, less circular and exhibit heterogeneous electron densities in their lumen. Our findings suggest a novel role for Cdc42 in controlling granule biogenesis and/or maturation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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