scholarly journals Histological and histochemical characterization of the secretory cells of Choeradoplana iheringi Graff, 1899 (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Terricola)

2004 ◽  
Vol 64 (3a) ◽  
pp. 511-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. A. de Souza ◽  
A. M. Leal-Zanchet
Keyword(s):  
Secretory Cell ◽  
Basic Protein ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Secretory Cells ◽  
Mucous Secretion ◽  
Cell Type ◽  
The Common ◽  
First Time ◽  
Histochemical Characterization

The present study aims at providing a detailed description of the histology, as well as the first histochemical characterization, of the secretory cells of the epidermis, pharynx, and copulatory organs of Choeradoplana iheringi, in order to give further support to studies on the physiology of these organs. The secretory cells are distinguished on the basis of secretion morphology and its staining properties, using trichrome methods and histochemical reactions. Four cell types open through the epidermis of Ch. iheringi, three of them secreting basic protein and a fourth containing glycosaminoglycan mucins. The epidermal lining cells store glycogen. In the pharynx, four secretory cell types were distinguished. Two types produce glycoprotein, a third type secretes basic protein, and another one produces glycosaminoglycan mucins. In the male copulatory organs, the prostatic vesicle receives four secretory cell types containing basic protein, except for one type which produces glycoprotein. The two secretory cell types opening into the male atrium secrete, respectively, glycoprotein, and glycosaminoglycan mucins. In the female copulatory organs, the female atrium and its proximal diverticulum, the vagina, receive two types of secretory cells producing, respectively, basic protein and glycosaminoglycan mucins. Another secretory cell type constitutes the so-called shell glands which open into the common glandular duct, secreting basic protein. The lining cells of the male and female atria produce a mucous secretion containing glycosaminoglycans. In addition, the lining epithelium of the female atrium presents an apical secretion of a proteic nature. The occurrence of a kind of spermatophore is reported for the first time for a species of Choeradoplana. This structure is located in the male or female atria in different specimens, and characterized by erythrophil, xanthophil, and/or mixed secretions associated with sperm.

scholarly journals Histological and histochemical characterization of secretory cells of the male copulatory organs of Girardia anderlani (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Paludicola)

2008 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dioneia C. da Vara ◽  
Ana M. Leal-Zanchet
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive System ◽  
Comparative Studies ◽  
Secretory Cell ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Secretory Cells ◽  
Reproductive State ◽  
Copulatory Apparatus ◽  
Male Copulatory Apparatus ◽  
Histochemical Characterization

Glands of the reproductive system are important for taxonomical identification of flatworms. We studied the histology and histochemical characteristics of the glands of the male copulatory apparatus in Girardia anderlani (KAWAKATSU & HAUSER, 1983). Specimens were fixed in reproductive state, i. e. during and following copulation at four, eight, 12 and 16 hours intervals. Secretory cells were distinguished on the basis of secretion morphology and their staining properties, using trichrome methods and histochemical reactions. Twelve secretory cell types and five main types of secretions were identified in the male copulatory apparatus: glycoproteic with and without tryptophan; glycosaminoglycidic; neutral mucopolysaccharidic; and proteic. Compared to other Girardia species, more diverse types of secretory cells comprise the glands of the male reproductive system. Histophysiological comparative studies of species of Girardia, in a reproductive state, are necessary to characterize the various regions of the copulatory apparatus as well as to understand the physiology of reproduction.

scholarly journals Cytochemical characterization of secretory and cell surface glycoconjugates by light and electron microscopy.

1979 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 1182-1184 ◽  
Author(s):  
S S Spicer ◽  
P L Sannes ◽  
T Katsuyama
Keyword(s):  
Light And Electron Microscopy ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Basement Membranes ◽  
Cell Type ◽  
Horseradish Peroxidase Method ◽  
Complex Carbohydrates ◽  
Different Cell Types ◽  
Histochemical Characterization ◽  
Cell Surface Glycoconjugates

Lectin methods have increased the capacity for histochemical characterization and differentiation of glycoproteins and have demonstrated, for example, greater reactivity of gastrointestinal than of respiratory tract secretions with the periodate-concanavalin A-horseradish peroxidase method for localizing mannose-rich glycoprotein. Application of a battery of ultrastructural cytochemical methods with specificity for the constituents characteristically present in the complex carbohydrates provides knowledge of the distribution of the various recognizable types of glycoconjugates in tissues and cells showing, for example, marked differences in glycoconjugates of the apical compared with the basolateral plasmalemma in a given cell type and differences between apical plasmalemmas or basement membranes of different cell types. Such information raises questions as to the biologic significance of the different complex carbohydrates in various sites and, hopefully, will lead to a clearer understanding of their physiologic roles.

scholarly journals Morphological and Ultrastructural Characterization of Hemocytes in an Insect Model, the Hematophagous Dipetalogaster maxima (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

Insects ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 640
Author(s):  
Natalia R. Moyetta ◽  
Fabián O. Ramos ◽  
Jimena Leyria ◽  
Lilián E. Canavoso ◽  
Leonardo L. Fruttero
Keyword(s):  
Cell Biology ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Ultrastructural Characterization ◽  
Current Classification ◽  
Contrast Microscopy ◽  
First Time ◽  
Controversial Aspect

Hemocytes, the cells present in the hemolymph of insects and other invertebrates, perform several physiological functions, including innate immunity. The current classification of hemocyte types is based mostly on morphological features; however, divergences have emerged among specialists in triatomines, the insect vectors of Chagas’ disease (Hemiptera: Reduviidae). Here, we have combined technical approaches in order to characterize the hemocytes from fifth instar nymphs of the triatomine Dipetalogaster maxima. Moreover, in this work we describe, for the first time, the ultrastructural features of D. maxima hemocytes. Using phase contrast microscopy of fresh preparations, five hemocyte populations were identified and further characterized by immunofluorescence, flow cytometry and transmission electron microscopy. The plasmatocytes and the granulocytes were the most abundant cell types, although prohemocytes, adipohemocytes and oenocytes were also found. This work sheds light on a controversial aspect of triatomine cell biology and physiology setting the basis for future in-depth studies directed to address hemocyte classification using non-microscopy-based markers.

scholarly journals Genetic characterization at the species and symbiovar level of indigenous rhizobial isolates nodulating Phaseolus vulgaris in Greece

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Evdoxia Efstathiadou ◽  
Georgia Ntatsi ◽  
Dimitrios Savvas ◽  
Anastasia P. Tampakaki
Keyword(s):  
Phaseolus Vulgaris ◽  
Common Bean ◽  
Phylogenetic Affiliation ◽  
Rhizobial Inoculation ◽  
Rhizobial Species ◽  
The Common ◽  
First Time ◽  
Of Greece ◽  
Rhizobial Isolates

AbstractPhaseolus vulgaris (L.), commonly known as bean or common bean, is considered a promiscuous legume host since it forms nodules with diverse rhizobial species and symbiovars. Most of the common bean nodulating rhizobia are mainly affiliated to the genus Rhizobium, though strains belonging to Ensifer, Pararhizobium, Mesorhizobium, Bradyrhizobium, and Burkholderia have also been reported. This is the first report on the characterization of bean-nodulating rhizobia at the species and symbiovar level in Greece. The goals of this research were to isolate and characterize rhizobia nodulating local common bean genotypes grown in five different edaphoclimatic regions of Greece with no rhizobial inoculation history. The genetic diversity of the rhizobial isolates was assessed by BOX-PCR and the phylogenetic affiliation was assessed by multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) of housekeeping and symbiosis-related genes. A total of fifty fast-growing rhizobial strains were isolated and representative isolates with distinct BOX-PCR fingerpriniting patterns were subjected to phylogenetic analysis. The strains were closely related to R. anhuiense, R. azibense, R. hidalgonense, R. sophoriradicis, and to a putative new genospecies which is provisionally named as Rhizobium sp. I. Most strains belonged to symbiovar phaseoli carrying the α-, γ-a and γ-b alleles of nodC gene, while some of them belonged to symbiovar gallicum. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first time that strains assigned to R. sophoriradicis and harbored the γ-b allele were found in European soils. All strains were able to re-nodulate their original host, indicating that they are true microsymbionts of common bean.

scholarly journals Connectivity characterization of the mouse basolateral amygdalar complex

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Houri Hintiryan ◽  
Ian Bowman ◽  
David L. Johnson ◽  
Laura Korobkova ◽  
Muye Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Granular Cell ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Projection Neurons ◽  
Cell Type ◽  
Connectivity Map ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Cell Type Specific ◽  
Unique Domain

AbstractThe basolateral amygdalar complex (BLA) is implicated in behaviors ranging from fear acquisition to addiction. Optogenetic methods have enabled the association of circuit-specific functions to uniquely connected BLA cell types. Thus, a systematic and detailed connectivity profile of BLA projection neurons to inform granular, cell type-specific interrogations is warranted. Here, we apply machine-learning based computational and informatics analysis techniques to the results of circuit-tracing experiments to create a foundational, comprehensive BLA connectivity map. The analyses identify three distinct domains within the anterior BLA (BLAa) that house target-specific projection neurons with distinguishable morphological features. We identify brain-wide targets of projection neurons in the three BLAa domains, as well as in the posterior BLA, ventral BLA, posterior basomedial, and lateral amygdalar nuclei. Inputs to each nucleus also are identified via retrograde tracing. The data suggests that connectionally unique, domain-specific BLAa neurons are associated with distinct behavior networks.

scholarly journals Histological and histochemical aspects of the penial glands of Girardia biapertura Sluys, 1997 (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Paludicola)

2002 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 547-555 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. T. SOUZA ◽  
A. M. LEAL-ZANCHET
Keyword(s):  
Secretory Cell ◽  
Ejaculatory Duct ◽  
Distal Portion ◽  
Proximal Region ◽  
Secretory Cells ◽  
Type I ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Cell Type ◽  
Median Region

Girardia biapertura was described with sperm ducts penetrating the penis bulb, subsequently opening separately at the tip of the penis papilla and receiving the abundant secretion of penial glands. In the present work, the penial glands of this species have been histologically and histochemically analysed, and four types of secretory cells are distinguished. The openings of the penial glands into the intrabulbar and intrapapillar sperm ducts, designated here as intrapenial ducts, allow for the distinction between three histologically differentiated regions. The most proximal region possibly corresponds to the bulbar cavity of other freshwater triclads whereas the median and distal portions correspond to the ejaculatory duct. The proximal region of the intrapenial ducts receives mainly the openings of a secretory cell type (type I) that produces a proteinaceous secretion. A second type of secretory cell (type II) that secretes neutral mucopolyssacharides opens into the median region of the intrapenial ducts. The distal portion of the ducts receives two types of secretory cells (types III and IV) which secret glycoprotein and glycosaminoglycans, respectively. Types III and IV open also directly into the male atrium through the epithelium of the penis papilla. A comparison with the results presented here and those of other authors for species of Girardia is provided and the importance of the study of the penial glands for taxonomic characterisation of freshwater triclads is emphasised.

scholarly journals Characterization of the skin mucus in the common octopus Octopus vulgaris (Cuvier) reared paralarvae

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gianluca Accogli ◽  
Giovanni Scillitani ◽  
Donatella Mentino ◽  
Salvatore Desantis
Keyword(s):  
Surface Layer ◽  
Lectin Histochemistry ◽  
The Body ◽  
Octopus Vulgaris ◽  
Mucous Cells ◽  
Cell Type ◽  
Skin Mucus ◽  
The Common ◽  
Common Octopus

<p>The O<em>ctopus vulgaris</em> farming is impaired by the high mortality of the paralarvae during the first month of life. Several factors have been investigated in this regard, but no data exist on the body surface mucus, which represents the interface with the outside environment. This study included morphometric analysis and glycoconjugates characterization of skin mucus in reared <em>Octopus vulgaris</em> paralarvae during the first month of life. Four types of mucous cells were distinguished:  mucous 1 (m1) and mucous 2 (m2) cells were scattered in the mantle epidermis, mucous 3 (m3) and mucous 4 (m4) in the epithelium surrounding the sucker. Except for the presence of fucosylated and neutral glycoconjugates in all mucous cells, each cell type expressed a characteristic glycopattern. m2 and m4 contained also suphate and acid non-sulphate glycans, m3 lacked suphate glycoproteins. Lectin histochemistry showed that mantle mucous cells (m1, m2) expressed GlcNAc and lactosamine terminating glycans. m2 also contained GalNAc terminal or penultimate to sialic acid. m3 was distinguished by mannosylated glycans terminating with lactosamine and m4 by α2,6 sialoglycans. Glycoproteins terminating with lactosamine, Galβ1,3GalNAc, and α1,6-linked fucose were a common feature of paralarvae surface layer. Morphometry revealed a significant decrease of m1 and m2 abundance during the first month of life, afterwards the reared paralarvae died. Since the glycopattern did not change during the investigated period, the mantle mucous cells abundance could be related to the <em>Octopus vulgaris</em> paralarvae survival. </p>

Light microscopical and cytochemical study on the adhesive and epidermal gland cell secretions of the branchiobdellid Cambarincola fallax (Annelida: Clitellata)

1988 ◽  
Vol 66 (9) ◽  
pp. 2057-2064 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. R. Gelder ◽  
J. P. Rowe
Keyword(s):  
Basic Protein ◽  
Gland Cell ◽  
Attachment Site ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
The Body ◽  
Protein Component ◽  
Cell Type ◽  
Gland Cells ◽  
Adhesive Organs ◽  
Epidermal Gland

Eight types of gland cells are present in six different epidermal glands in the branchiobdellid Cambarincola fallax. The anterior and posterior adhesive organs are both composed of viscid and releaser adhesive gland cell types, and their secretions open onto the anterior attachment site on the ventral surface of the ventral peristomial lip and onto the posterior attachment disc, respectively. The secretion granules of the viscid gland cell type are composed of neutral mucosubstances with basic proteins containing arginine and (or) lysine; the releaser gland cell type contains basic proteinaceous granules with a tryptophan component. These adhesive glands are very similar to duo-gland adhesive organs described elsewhere. Use of the term "sucker" should be discontinued as there is no suctorial mechanism at the anterior attachment site and only circumstantial evidence of such action at the posterior disc. Two epidermal gland cell types occur together in groups of two to four cells at sites scattered over the body surface except in trunk segments 6 and 7. One of these epidermal gland cell types produces granular secretions formed of neutral mucosubstances with a basic protein component, and the other produces globular secretions composed of a carboxylated acid mucosubstance. Secretions from the peristomial gland cells open onto the dorsal and ventral lips. The posterolateral gland cells form three pairs: two pairs in segment 8 and one pair in segment 9. Both peristomial and posterolateral gland cells have granular secretions composed of neutral mucosubstances with a basic protein component. The two types of clitellar gland cells are arranged in groups of 7 to 13 cells with a granular secretion type predominating over one with globular secretions. The granular type consists of neutral mucosubstances with amyloid-like and strong basic protein components, and the globular type consists of a carboxylated acid mucosubstance with a nonbasic protein component.

scholarly journals Desmoplakin is required for epidermal integrity and morphogenesis in the Xenopus laevis embryo

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Navaneetha Krishnan Bharathan ◽  
Amanda J.G. Dickinson
Keyword(s):  
Cell Types ◽  
Secretory Cells ◽  
Apical Surface ◽  
Developmental Defects ◽  
Summary Statement ◽  
Epidermal Morphogenesis ◽  
Cytoskeletal Elements ◽  
First Time ◽  
Desmosomal Protein ◽  
E Cadherin

AbstractDesmoplakin (Dsp) is a unique and critical desmosomal protein, however, it is unclear whether this protein and desmosomes themselves are required for epidermal morphogenesis. Using morpholinos or Crispr/Cas9 mutagenesis we decreased the function of Dsp in frog embryos to better understand its role during epidermal development. Dsp morphant and mutant embryos had developmental defects that mimicked what has been reported in mammals. Such defects included epidermal fragility which correlated with reduction in cortical keratin and junctional e-cadherin in the developing epidermis. Dsp protein sequence and expression are also highly similar with mammals and suggest shared function across vertebrates. Most importantly, we also uncovered a novel function for Dsp in the morphogenesis of the epidermis in X. laevis. Specifically, Dsp is required during the process of radial intercalation where basally located cells move into the outer epidermal layer. Once inserted these newly intercalated cells expand their apical surface and then they differentiate into specific epidermal cell types. Decreased levels of Dsp resulted in the failure of the radially intercalating cells to expand their apical surface, thereby reducing the number of differentiated multiciliated and secretory cells. Dsp is also required in the development of other ectodermally derived structures such as the mouth, eye and fin that utilize intercalating-like cell movements. We have developed a novel system, in the frog, to demonstrate for the first time that desmosomes not only protect against mechanical stress but are also critical for epidermal morphogenesis.Summary StatementCritical desmosomal protein, desmoplakin, is required for proper distribution and levels of cytoskeletal elements and e-cadherin. Thus embryos with decreased desmoplakin have defects in epidermal integrity and morphogenesis.

scholarly journals Bulk Tissue Cell Type Deconvolution with Multi-Subject Single-Cell Expression Reference

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuran Wang ◽  
Jihwan Park ◽  
Katalin Susztak ◽  
Nancy R. Zhang ◽  
Mingyao Li
Keyword(s):  
Single Cell ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Cellular Heterogeneity ◽  
Tissue Cell ◽  
Specific Gene ◽  
Rna Seq ◽  
Cell Type ◽  
Cell Type Specific ◽  
Cell Expression

AbstractWe present MuSiC, a method that utilizes cell-type specific gene expression from single-cell RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) data to characterize cell type compositions from bulk RNA-seq data in complex tissues. When applied to pancreatic islet and whole kidney expression data in human, mouse, and rats, MuSiC outperformed existing methods, especially for tissues with closely related cell types. MuSiC enables characterization of cellular heterogeneity of complex tissues for identification of disease mechanisms.

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