Two special organelles found in Trypanosoma cruzi

被引:16
作者
De Souza, W [1 ]
Carreiro, IP [1 ]
Miranda, K [1 ]
Silva, NLCE [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Ilha Fdn, Inst Biofis Carlos Chagas Filho, CCS,Lab Ultraestrutura Celular Hertha Meyer, BR-21949900 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
来源
ANAIS DA ACADEMIA BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIAS | 2000年 / 72卷 / 03期
关键词
acidocaleisome; reservosome; Trypanosoma cruzi;
D O I
10.1590/S0001-37652000000300016
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
We review here two unique organelles from Trypanosoma cruzi. One of them is the acidocalcisome, cytoplasmic vacuoles containing a very high Ca2+ concentration and a Ca2+ - H+ translocating ATPase activity, present in all trypanosomatids. The other organelle is the reservosome, site of accumulation of endocytosed macromolecules, very rich in cystein proteinase, that is present only in epimastigote forms of trypanosomes belonging to the Schyzotrypanum sub-genus.
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页码:421 / 432
页数:12
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