THE ROLE OF EGGSHELL AND UNDERLYING VITELLINE MEMBRANE FOR NORMAL PATTERN FORMATIN IN THE EARLY C-ELEGANS-EMBRYO

被引:39
作者
SCHIERENBERG, E
JUNKERSDORF, B
机构
[1] Zoologisches Institut der Universität Köln, Köln 41, W-5000
来源
ROUXS ARCHIVES OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY | 1992年 / 202卷 / 01期
关键词
NEMATODE; MICROMANIPULATION; LASER MICROBEAM; POLARITY; GASTRULATION;
D O I
10.1007/BF00364592
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
The embryo of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is surrounded by an inconspicuous inner vitelline membrane and a prominent outer chitinous eggshell proper. We demonstrate that the complete removal of the chitinous eggshell does not interfere with successful development to yield a normal worm. The same result can be obtained when the vitelline membrane is penetrated with laser microbeam irradiation of only the eggshell proper, gently enough to permit its resealing after a while. However, when large holes are made into the eggshell the concomitantly penetrated vitelline membrane does not reseal. While early development is quite normal under these conditions, gastrulation is defective in that gut precursor cells do not migrate in properly, eventually leading to embryonic arrest. This suggests a crucial role for pattern formation of the "micro-environment" around the embryo preserved by the intact vitelline membrane. Removing both eggshell and vitelline membrane results in a string-like arrangement of founder cells and subsequent grossly abnormal cell patterns. Our experiments support the idea that the prominent eggshell proper just functions as a mechanical protection while the thin vitelline membrane directly or indirectly serves as a necessary control element affecting the positions of cells which to begin with are determined by the orientation of the cleavage spindle.
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