ISSN:
1432-0878
Schlagwort(e):
Key words: Compound eye
;
Photoreceptor cells
;
Ion pumps
;
Polarity
;
Immunocytochemistry
;
Manduca sexta (Insecta)
Quelle:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Thema:
Biologie
,
Medizin
Notizen:
Abstract. Immunohistochemical and physiological studies on various insect photoreceptors have demonstrated that the Na,K-ATPase (sodium pump) is restricted to the nonreceptive nonmicrovillar area of the plasma membrane. Here, we examined the distribution of the Na,K-ATPase in photoreceptor cells of the superposition-type compound eye in the moth Manduca sexta. Using immunofluorescent and immunogold cytochemistry, we show that the Na,K-ATPase is localized to both the nonmicrovillar and the microvillar parts of the plasma membrane. Manduca photoreceptors thus deviate from the common concept that the sodium pump and the molecular components of the photoreceptive machinery reside on different domains of the plasma membrane.
Materialart:
Digitale Medien
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00307965
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