ISSN:
1615-6102
Keywords:
Electron microscopy
;
Freeze-substitution
;
Fungi
;
Microsporum canis
;
Microtubules
;
Mitosis
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Summary Mitosis in the dermatophyteMicrosporum canis was studied by freeze substitution and electron microscopy, and analyzed by three dimensional reconstruction from serial sections of the mitotic nuclei. The interphase nucleus has associated nucleus-associated organelle (NAO) on a portion of the outer surface of the nuclear envelope, subjacent to which there was dense intranuclear material. The NAO divided and separated on the envelope, and a spindle was formed. The spindle was composed mostly of microtubules extended between opposite NAOs. Pairing of kinetochores was observed in the spindle from an early stage of development, when chromosomes were not so condensed, and remained unchanged while chromosome condensation proceeded until metaphase. Before the completion of nuclear division, daughter nuclei were connected by a narrow spindle channel, and then the nucleolus, whose structure underwent minimal change during mitosis, was eliminated into the cytoplasm.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01279917
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