Ultrastructural changes in the pyrenoid of the lichenParmelia sulcata stored under controlled conditions |
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Authors: | D H Brown C Ascaso S Rapsch |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Botany, University of Bristol, Woodland Road, BS8 1UG Bristol, UK;(2) Institute de Edafologia y Biologia Vegetal, C.S.I.C., Madrid |
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Abstract: | Summary Observations have been made on ultrastructural changes in pyrenoids of the algal cells in the lichenParmelia sulcata subjected to a range of controlled desiccation and rehydration regimes. Weaker staining of parts of the proteinaceous pyrenoid matrix, interpreted as damage, occurred within 48 hours of transfering moist thalli to 53% r.h. in a 12 hours light 12 hours dark (20°C 14°C) regime. No specific damage resulted from direct dehydration at 0% r.h. or on transfer after 48 hours from 53% r.h. to 0% r.h. Material stored dry under different conditions,e.g., 0%, 53% or 53% to 0% r.h., for 72 hours showed recovery of the pyrenoid matrix when rehydrated in water (30 minutes) or by storage at 100% r.h. for 24 hours. After storage at 53% r.h. or 0% r.h. for 3 months, damage was more extreme, being greater in material originally dried at 53% r.h. Recovery in water, to the original appearance, only occurred after rehydration for 24 hours at 100% r.h. After 3 months desiccation, damage, due to the initial 48 hours at 53% r.h. was still apparent. Severe damage involved expansion of the pyrenoid. As rehydration restored pyrenoids to their original dimensions, pyrenoid proteins probably became dispersed rather than degraded during desiccation. |
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Keywords: | Parmelia sulcata Pyrenoid Matrix damage Desiccation Rehydration |
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