Formation of B type gap junctions between PHA-stimulated rabbit lymphocytes. |
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Authors: | M L Kapsenberg W Leene |
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Institution: | Laboratory of Histology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | Contact areas of PHA-stimulated and consequently agglutinated rabbit peripheral blood and spleen lymphocytes were studied with ultrathin-section and freeze-fracture techniques. Broad contact zones (BCZ) between adjacent cells were characterized in freeze-fracture replicas as plasma membrane areas in which at the protoplasmic fracture face (PF) a heterogeneous population of redistributed intramembranous particles (IMP) appear to assemble. In addition homogeneous particles of 11 nm diameter, found to be concentrated at the external fracture face (EF) at the site of the BCZ, aggregate to clusters and after longer culture periods appear to participate in the formation of gap junctional complexes. Evidence is provided that the BCZ—probably an area of concentrated PHA-binding sites—may well serve as a formation plaque for gap junction constitution in the system studied. |
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