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Electron microscope observations on the structure of membranes from nuclear polyhedral viruses

Elektronenmicroscopische waarnemingen betreffende de structuur van membranen van kernpolyëdervirussen

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Electron micrographs show the presence of the polyhedral, the outer, and the inner membranes occurring in nuclear polyhedral bodies fromMalacosoma neustria, Barathra brassicae andAdoxophyes reticulana. The outer membranes appear to be composed of a central, bimolecular leaflet of lipids bounded on either side by carbohydrates and proteins. The polyhedral and inner membranes, however, seem to consist of protein only. The inner membranes are closely attached to the virus rods, and so are the polyhedral membranes to the polyhedral protein.

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De polyëdermembranen vanMalacosoma neustria, Barathra brassicae enAdoxophyes reticulana, alsmede de buitenste en binnenste membranen om de deeltjes van deze kernpolyëdervirussen, werden met de elektronenmicroscoop bestudeerd (fig. 1A-I, 2A-C). Om de polyëders te fixeren en ter verkrijging van bepaalde contrasten in ultra-dunne coupes werd van verschillende agentia gebruik gemaakt. Vergelijking van de verkregen foto's (fig. 2D-I, 3A-B) wijst uit, dat het buitenste membraan uit een bimoleculaire laag van lipiden bestaat, die aan beide zijden door koolhydraten en eiwitten zijn begrensd (fig. 4); de polyëdermembranen (fig. 3B) bestaan evenals de binnenste membranen echter uitsluitend uit eiwitten. De virusstaafjes en de polyëders zijn respectievelijk door het binnenste membraan en door het polyëdermembraan nauw omsloten.

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Ponsen, M.B., Henstra, S. & van der Scheer, C. Electron microscope observations on the structure of membranes from nuclear polyhedral viruses. Netherlands Journal of Plant Pathology 71, 20–24 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01980336

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