Glomerulosomes: morphologically distinct nuclear organelles of unknown nature
Protoplasma(2022)
摘要
The nucleus of some representatives of the genus Pelomyxa (Amoebozoa, Archamoebae, Pelobiontida) contains specific bodies (membrane-less organelles). They may be either embedded in the nucleolar mass or detached from the nucleolus. We termed these nuclear bodies the glomerulosomes for their characteristic ultrastructural appearance. The glomerulosomes are distinct nuclear bodies, about 1 μm in diameter. The morphological and diagnostic unit of a glomerulosome is an electron-dense thread/string, about 30–40 nm in thickness. These threads are not direct continuation of the nucleolar material. The threads create the unique geometric appearance of the glomerulosome by being organized into precisely parallel rows/cords. Each cord of the threads can curve at different angles within the glomerulosome body, but the threads themselves are not coiled. Nowadays, the glomerulosomes have been discovered in P. palustris , P. stagnalis , P. paradoxa , and Pelomyxa sp. Despite the unique appearance of glomerulosomes, their existence may be a more common phenomenon in eukaryotic cells than just a specific feature of the nucleus of elected pelomyxes.
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Glomerulosomes, Nuclear bodies, Membrane-less organelles, Electron microscopy,
Pelomyxa
, Archamoebae
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