Change of the nuclear pore frequency during the nuclear cycle of Physarum polycephalum. 1978

J H Schel, and L C Steenbergen, and A G Bekers, and F Wanka

The change of the nuclear pore frequency during the nuclear cycle of synchronous plasmodia of Physaru- polycephalum was investigated. Counts were made on platinum-carbon replicas of isolated nuclei. Pore numbers varied markedly at any given time of the nuclear cycle, possibly due to the variable DNA contents of the nuclei. The average pore frequency per nucleus increased from 336 at 1 h after mitosis to 770 at 50 min before the subsequent mitosis. The results suggest a quantitative relation between the nuclear DNA content and pore frequency. This is compatible with the hypothesis that pore complexes serve as attachment sites for nuclear DNA.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008854 Microscopy, Electron Microscopy using an electron beam, instead of light, to visualize the sample, thereby allowing much greater magnification. The interactions of ELECTRONS with specimens are used to provide information about the fine structure of that specimen. In TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY the reactions of the electrons that are transmitted through the specimen are imaged. In SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY an electron beam falls at a non-normal angle on the specimen and the image is derived from the reactions occurring above the plane of the specimen. Electron Microscopy
D008938 Mitosis A type of CELL NUCLEUS division by means of which the two daughter nuclei normally receive identical complements of the number of CHROMOSOMES of the somatic cells of the species. M Phase, Mitotic,Mitotic M Phase,M Phases, Mitotic,Mitoses,Mitotic M Phases,Phase, Mitotic M,Phases, Mitotic M
D009685 Nuclear Envelope The membrane system of the CELL NUCLEUS that surrounds the nucleoplasm. It consists of two concentric membranes separated by the perinuclear space. The structures of the envelope where it opens to the cytoplasm are called the nuclear pores (NUCLEAR PORE). Nuclear Membrane,Envelope, Nuclear,Envelopes, Nuclear,Membrane, Nuclear,Membranes, Nuclear,Nuclear Envelopes,Nuclear Membranes
D010804 Physarum A genus of protozoa, formerly also considered a fungus. Characteristics include the presence of violet to brown spores. Physarums
D013997 Time Factors Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations. Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor

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