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The secretory membrane system in the Drosophila syncytial blastoderm embryo exists as functionally compartmentalized units around individual nuclei.
Frescas, David; Mavrakis, Manos; Lorenz, Holger; Delotto, Robert; Lippincott-Schwartz, Jennifer.
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  • Frescas D; Cell Biology and Metabolism Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
J Cell Biol ; 173(2): 219-30, 2006 Apr 24.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16636144
Drosophila melanogaster embryogenesis begins with 13 nuclear division cycles within a syncytium. This produces >6,000 nuclei that, during the next division cycle, become encased in plasma membrane in the process known as cellularization. In this study, we investigate how the secretory membrane system becomes equally apportioned among the thousands of syncytial nuclei in preparation for cellularization. Upon nuclear arrival at the cortex, the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and Golgi were found to segregate among nuclei, with each nucleus becoming surrounded by a single ER/Golgi membrane system separate from adjacent ones. The nuclear-associated units of ER and Golgi across the syncytial blastoderm produced secretory products that were delivered to the plasma membrane in a spatially restricted fashion across the embryo. This occurred in the absence of plasma membrane boundaries between nuclei and was dependent on centrosome-derived microtubules. The emergence of secretory membranes that compartmentalized around individual nuclei in the syncytial blastoderm is likely to ensure that secretory organelles are equivalently partitioned among nuclei at cellularization and could play an important role in the establishment of localized gene and protein expression patterns within the early embryo.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Blastodermo / Células Gigantes / Membrana Celular / Núcleo Celular / Vesículas Secretoras / Drosophila melanogaster Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: J Cell Biol Año: 2006 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Blastodermo / Células Gigantes / Membrana Celular / Núcleo Celular / Vesículas Secretoras / Drosophila melanogaster Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: J Cell Biol Año: 2006 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos