Serous cutaneous glands in anurans: Fourier transform analysis of the repeating secretory granule substructure
Anno: 2013
Autori: Nosi D., Delfino G., Quercioli F.
Affiliazione autori: Department of Anatomy, Histology, and Forensic Medicine, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy; Department of Evolutionary Biology, University of Florence, Via Romana 17, 50125 Florence, Italy; Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche Florence Research Area, National Institute of Optics, Via Nello Carrara 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), Italy
Abstract: A combined transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and Fourier transform analysis has been performed on the secretory granules storing active peptides/proteins in serous cutaneous glands of n = 12 anuran species. Previous TEM investigation showed that the granules are provided with remarkable repeating substructures based on discrete subunits, arranged into a consistent framework. Furthermore, TEM findings revealed that this recurrent arrangement is acquired during a prolonged post-Golgian (or maturational) processing that affects the secretory product. Maturation leads to a variety of patterns depending on the degree of subunit clustering. This variety of recurrent patterns has been plotted into a range of frequency spectra. Through this quantitative approach, we found that the varying granule substructure can be reduced to a single mechanism of peptide/protein aggregation.
Giornale/Rivista: NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN
Volume: 100 (3) Da Pagina: 209 A: 218
Parole chiavi: Anuran skin poisons; Fourier transform; Protein aggregation; Storing mechanism; Exocrine Glands; Fourier Analysis; Larva; Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; Models, Biological; Secretory Vesicles; Skin, AnuraDOI: 10.1007/s00114-013-1013-xCitazioni: 5dati da “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) aggiornati al: 2025-05-18Riferimenti tratti da Isi Web of Knowledge: (solo abbonati) Link per visualizzare la scheda su IsiWeb: Clicca quiLink per visualizzare la citazioni su IsiWeb: Clicca qui
