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Die Morphologie der Schleimsekretion im Fruchtknoten vonAptenia cordifolia

Morphology of slime secretion in the seed vessels ofAptenia cordifolia

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During seed development the gynaeceum ofAptenia cordifolia produces a mucilage rich in carbohydrates and protein. The mucilage-producing placentary papillae are analyzed in different developmental stages by electron microscopy. Just before mucilage production is started, the rough ER occurs but sparsely. At that time the dictyosomes are inconspicuous and of low activity. When mucilage production commences, one can observe hypersecretory dictyosomes and ER-ensheathed vacuoles (storage vesicles) as the main structural components. It is suggested that the complexes of rough ER and probably fused Golgi vesicles are the synthetizing units of the carbohydrate protein mucilage, since in these complexes both components can be identified cytochemically. Fusion sites of plasmalemma and vesicles indicate processes of exocytosis-probably involving the Golgi apparatus. In addition, a holocrine excretion of the mucilage initially enclosed in the storage vesicles via degeneration of the protoplast is assumed.

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Der Fruchtknoten vonAptenia cordifolia enthÄlt wÄhrend der Samenentwicklung einen proteinreichen Polysaccharidschleim. Verschieden alte schleimproduzierende Placentarpapillen werden einer elektronenmikroskopischen Analyse unterzogen. Kurz vor dem Einsetzen der Schleimproduktion ist das rauhe ER noch spÄrlich entwickelt. Der Golgi-Apparat ist unauffÄllig und wenig aktiv. Zu Beginn der Schleimbildung sind als hauptsÄchliche Strukturkomponenten hypersekretorische Dictyosomen und ER-umschlossene Vakuolen (storage vesicles) zu beobachten. Es wird angenommen, da\ diese Komplexe aus rauhem ER und vermutlich mitèinander verschmolzenen Golgi-Vesikeln die charakteristischen Synthese-Einheiten für den Polysaccharid-Protein-Schleim darstellen, da sie nachweislich neben Polysacchariden auch Proteine enthalten. Membranfusionen zwischen Vesikeln und dem Plasmalemma deuten auf Exocytose-Prozesse unter Beteiligung des Golgi-Apparates hin. Daneben wird eine holocrine Ausscheidung des in den storage vesicles zunÄchst gespeicherten Polysaccharid-Protein-Schleimes bei Degeneration des Protoplasten vermutet.

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    Kristen, U. Die Morphologie der Schleimsekretion im Fruchtknoten vonAptenia cordifolia . Protoplasma 89, 221–233 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01275741

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