Summary
In the cisternae of granular endoplasmic reticulum of connective tissue cells of Lymnea stagnalis L. (so called Leydig cells) bundles of thread-like microtubules are present. One microtubule has a diameter of about 250 Å. The wall consists of 12 circular arranged subunits which, tangentially sectioned, are composed of close packed, diskshaped elements. It is assumed that the microtubules exhibit an intermediate stage of cellular synthesis, showing temporarily the pattern of a structural protein.
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In Zisternen des granulären ER der Leydigschen Bindegewebszellen von Lymnea stagnalis L. finden sich Bündel relativ dickwandiger, drahtartig wirkender Mikrotubuli, deren Durchmesser 250 Å beträgt. Ihre Wand besteht aus 12 zirkulär angeordneten Untereinheiten, die in der Längsrichtung der Röhrchen als ca. 30 Å dicke, etwas unregelmäßig gestaltete Querbänder in Erscheinung treten. Es wird vermutet, daß die beschriebenen mikrotubulären Strukturen nur temporär ausgebildete Substrate geordneter Proteinkomplexe darstellen, die als Zwischenprodukte eines von den Leydigschen Zellen synthetisierten Materials aufzufassen sind.
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Stang-Voss, C., Staubesand, J. Mikrotubuläre Formationen in Zisternen des endoplasmatischen Retikulums. Z. Zellforsch. 115, 69–78 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00330215
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