scholarly journals Visualization of Receptor-mediated Endocytosis in Yeast

1999 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 799-817 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon Mulholland ◽  
James Konopka ◽  
Birgit Singer-Kruger ◽  
Marino Zerial ◽  
David Botstein
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Receptor Internalization ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Carboxypeptidase Y ◽  
Cortical Actin ◽  
Double Labeling ◽  
Receptor Mediated Endocytosis ◽  
Immuno Electron Microscopy ◽  
Actin Patch

We studied the ligand-induced endocytosis of the yeast α-factor receptor Ste2p by immuno-electron microscopy. We observed and quantitated time-dependent loss of Ste2p from the plasma membrane of cells exposed to α-factor. This ligand-induced internalization of Ste2p was blocked in the well-characterized endocytosis-deficient mutant sac6Δ. We provide evidence that implicates furrow-like invaginations of the plasma membrane as the site of receptor internalization. These invaginations are distinct from the finger-like plasma membrane invaginations within actin cortical patches. Consistent with this, we show that Ste2p is not located within the cortical actin patch before and during receptor-mediated endocytosis. In wild-type cells exposed to α-factor we also observed and quantitated a time-dependent accumulation of Ste2p in intracellular, membrane-bound compartments. These compartments have a characteristic electron density but variable shape and size and are often located adjacent to the vacuole. In immuno-electron microscopy experiments these compartments labeled with antibodies directed against the rab5 homologue Ypt51p (Vps21p), the resident vacuolar protease carboxypeptidase Y, and the vacuolar H+-ATPase Vph1p. Using a new double-labeling technique we have colocalized antibodies against Ste2p and carboxypeptidase Y to this compartment, thereby identifying these compartments as prevacuolar late endosomes.

scholarly journals Ultrastructure of the yeast actin cytoskeleton and its association with the plasma membrane.

1994 ◽  
Vol 125 (2) ◽  
pp. 381-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Mulholland ◽  
D Preuss ◽  
A Moon ◽  
A Wong ◽  
D Drubin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Actin Cytoskeleton ◽  
Binding Proteins ◽  
Ultrastructural Level ◽  
Actin Binding ◽  
Cortical Actin ◽  
Actin Binding Proteins ◽  
Double Labeling ◽  
Wall Growth ◽  
Cortical Cytoskeleton

We characterized the yeast actin cytoskeleton at the ultrastructural level using immunoelectron microscopy. Anti-actin antibodies primarily labeled dense, patchlike cortical structures and cytoplasmic cables. This localization recapitulates results obtained with immunofluorescence light microscopy, but at much higher resolution. Immuno-EM double-labeling experiments were conducted with antibodies to actin together with antibodies to the actin binding proteins Abp1p and cofilin. As expected from immunofluorescence experiments, Abp1p, cofilin, and actin colocalized in immuno-EM to the dense patchlike structures but not to the cables. In this way, we can unambiguously identify the patches as the cortical actin cytoskeleton. The cortical actin patches were observed to be associated with the cell surface via an invagination of plasma membrane. This novel cortical cytoskeleton-plasma membrane interface appears to consist of a fingerlike invagination of plasma membrane around which actin filaments and actin binding proteins are organized. We propose a possible role for this unique cortical structure in wall growth and osmotic regulation.

scholarly journals Immunofluorescence and electron microscopy of the cytoplasmic surface of the human erythrocyte membrane and its interaction with Sendai virus.

1979 ◽  
Vol 83 (2) ◽  
pp. 338-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Büechi ◽  
T Bächi
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Plasma Membranes ◽  
Sendai Virus ◽  
Light And Electron Microscopy ◽  
Distal Portion ◽  
Double Labeling ◽  
Virus Particles ◽  
Viral Antigens ◽  
Cytoplasmic Surface

A method was developed for directly observing the inner surfaces of plasma membranes by light and electron microscopy. Human erythrocytes were attached to cover slips (glass or mica) treated with aminopropylsilane and glutaraldehyde, and then disrupted by direct application of a jet of buffer, which removed the distal portion of the cells, thus exposing the cytoplasmic surface (PS) of the flattened membranes. Antispectrin antibodies and Sendai virus particles were employed as sensitive markers for, respectively, the PS and the external surface (ES) of the membrane; their localization by immunofluorescence or electron microscopy demonstrated that the major asymmetrical features of the plasma membrane were preserved. The fusion of Sendai virus particles with cells was investigated using double-labeling immunofluorescence techniques. Virus adsorbed to the ES of cells at 4 degrees C was not accessible to fluorescein-labeled antibodies applied from the PS side. After incubation at 37 degrees C, viral antigens could be detected at the PS. These antigens, however, remained localized and did not diffuse from the site of attachment, as is usually seen in viral antigens accessible on the ES. They may therefore represent internal viral antigens not incorporated into the plasma membrane as a result of virus-cell fusion.

scholarly journals Cargo-selective endosomal sorting for retrieval to the Golgi requires retromer

2004 ◽  
Vol 165 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew N.J. Seaman
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Multivesicular Body ◽  
Carboxypeptidase Y ◽  
Reporter Protein ◽  
Rapid Degradation ◽  
Endosomal Sorting ◽  
Lysosome Biogenesis ◽  
Golgi Transport ◽  
Efficient Retrieval

fEndosome-to-Golgi retrieval of the mannose 6-phosphate receptor (MPR) is required for lysosome biogenesis. Currently, this pathway is poorly understood. Analyses in yeast identified a complex of proteins called “retromer” that is essential for endosome-to-Golgi retrieval of the carboxypeptidase Y receptor Vps10p. Retromer comprises five distinct proteins: Vps35p, 29p, 26p, 17p, and 5p, which are conserved in mammals. Here, we show that retromer is required for the efficient retrieval of the cation-independent MPR (CI-MPR). Cells lacking mammalian VPS26 fail to retrieve the CI-MPR, resulting in either rapid degradation of or mislocalization to the plasma membrane. We have localized mVPS26 to multivesicular body endosomes by electron microscopy, and through the use of CD8 reporter protein constructs have examined the effect of loss of mVPS26 upon the trafficking of membrane proteins that cycle between the endosome and the Golgi. The data presented here support the hypothesis that retromer performs a selective function in endosome-to-Golgi transport, mediating retrieval of the CI-MPR, but not furin.

scholarly journals Caveolin-1 is incorporated into mature respiratory syncytial virus particles during virus assembly on the surface of virus-infected cells

2002 ◽  
Vol 83 (3) ◽  
pp. 611-621 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaie Brown ◽  
James Aitken ◽  
Helen W. McL. Rixon ◽  
Richard J. Sugrue
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Respiratory Syncytial Virus ◽  
Confocal Microscopy ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Filamentous Form ◽  
Caveolin 1 ◽  
Immuno Electron Microscopy ◽  
Infected Cells ◽  
Syncytial Virus

We have employed immunofluorescence microscopy and transmission electron microscopy to examine the assembly and maturation of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in the Vero cell line C1008. RSV matures at the apical cell surface in a filamentous form that extends from the plasma membrane. We observed that inclusion bodies containing viral ribonucleoprotein (RNP) cores predominantly appeared immediately below the plasma membrane, from where RSV filaments form during maturation at the cell surface. A comparison of mock-infected and RSV-infected cells by confocal microscopy revealed a significant change in the pattern of caveolin-1 (cav-1) fluorescence staining. Analysis by immuno-electron microscopy showed that RSV filaments formed in close proximity to cav-1 clusters at the cell surface membrane. In addition, immuno-electron microscopy showed that cav-1 was closely associated with early budding RSV. Further analysis by confocal microscopy showed that cav-1 was subsequently incorporated into the envelope of RSV filaments maturing on the host cell membrane, but was not associated with other virus structures such as the viral RNPs. Although cav-1 was incorporated into the mature virus, it was localized in clusters rather than being uniformly distributed along the length of the viral filaments. Furthermore, when RSV particles in the tissue culture medium from infected cells were examined by immuno-negative staining, the presence of cav-1 on the viral envelope was clearly demonstrated. Collectively, these findings show that cav-1 is incorporated into the envelope of mature RSV particles during egress.

scholarly journals Plasmodium Niemann-Pick type C1-related protein is a druggable target required for parasite membrane homeostasis

eLife ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva S Istvan ◽  
Sudipta Das ◽  
Suyash Bhatnagar ◽  
Josh R Beck ◽  
Edward Owen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Plasmodium Falciparum ◽  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Drug Target ◽  
Editorial Note ◽  
Editorial Process ◽  
Related Protein ◽  
Immuno Electron Microscopy ◽  
Increased Sensitivity ◽  
Niemann Pick

Plasmodium parasites possess a protein with homology to Niemann-Pick Type C1 proteins (Niemann-Pick Type C1-Related protein, NCR1). We isolated parasites with resistance-conferring mutations in Plasmodium falciparum NCR1 (PfNCR1) during selections with three diverse small-molecule antimalarial compounds and show that the mutations are causative for compound resistance. PfNCR1 protein knockdown results in severely attenuated growth and confers hypersensitivity to the compounds. Compound treatment or protein knockdown leads to increased sensitivity of the parasite plasma membrane (PPM) to the amphipathic glycoside saponin and engenders digestive vacuoles (DVs) that are small and malformed. Immuno-electron microscopy and split-GFP experiments localize PfNCR1 to the PPM. Our experiments show that PfNCR1 activity is critically important for the composition of the PPM and is required for DV biogenesis, suggesting PfNCR1 as a novel antimalarial drug target.Editorial note: This article has been through an editorial process in which the authors decide how to respond to the issues raised during peer review. The Reviewing Editor's assessment is that all the issues have been addressed (<xref ref-type="decision-letter" rid="SA1">see decision letter</xref>).

scholarly journals Effects of Dithiothreitol on Fertilization and Early Development in Sea Urchin

Cells ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 3573
Author(s):  
Nunzia Limatola ◽  
Jong Tai Chun ◽  
Sawsen Cherraben ◽  
Jean-Louis Schmitt ◽  
Jean-Marie Lehn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Early Development ◽  
Sea Urchin ◽  
Actin Filaments ◽  
Cortical Granule ◽  
Cortical Actin ◽  
Phenotypic Changes ◽  
Sea Urchin Egg ◽  
Cortical Granule Exocytosis

The vitelline layer (VL) of a sea urchin egg is an intricate meshwork of glycoproteins that intimately ensheathes the plasma membrane. During fertilization, the VL plays important roles. Firstly, the receptors for sperm reside on the VL. Secondly, following cortical granule exocytosis, the VL is elevated and transformed into the fertilization envelope (FE), owing to the assembly and crosslinking of the extruded materials. As these two crucial stages involve the VL, its alteration was expected to affect the fertilization process. In the present study, we addressed this question by mildly treating the eggs with a reducing agent, dithiothreitol (DTT). A brief pretreatment with DTT resulted in partial disruption of the VL, as judged by electron microscopy and by a novel fluorescent polyamine probe that selectively labelled the VL. The DTT-pretreated eggs did not elevate the FE but were mostly monospermic at fertilization. These eggs also manifested certain anomalies at fertilization: (i) compromised Ca2+ signaling, (ii) blocked translocation of cortical actin filaments, and (iii) impaired cleavage. Some of these phenotypic changes were reversed by restoring the DTT-exposed eggs in normal seawater prior to fertilization. Our findings suggest that the FE is not the decisive factor preventing polyspermy and that the integrity of the VL is nonetheless crucial to the egg’s fertilization response.

scholarly journals Plasmodium falciparum Niemann-Pick Type C1-Related Protein is a Druggable Target Required for Parasite Membrane Homeostasis

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva S. Istvan ◽  
Sudipta Das ◽  
Suyash Bhatnagar ◽  
Josh R. Beck ◽  
Edward Owen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Plasmodium Falciparum ◽  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Small Molecule ◽  
Antimalarial Drug ◽  
Drug Target ◽  
Related Protein ◽  
Immuno Electron Microscopy ◽  
Increased Sensitivity ◽  
Niemann Pick

AbstractPlasmodium parasites possess a protein with homology to Niemann-Pick Type C1 proteins (Plasmodium falciparum Niemann-Pick Type C1-Related protein, PfNCR1). We isolated parasites with resistance-conferring mutations in PfNCR1 during selections with three diverse small-molecule antimalarial compounds and show that the mutations are causative for compound resistance. PfNCR1 protein knockdown results in severely attenuated growth and confers hypersensitivity to the compounds. Compound treatment or protein knockdown leads to increased sensitivity of the parasite plasma membrane (PPM) to the amphipathic glycoside saponin and engenders digestive vacuoles (DVs) that are small and malformed. Immuno-electron microscopy and split-GFP experiments localize PfNCR1 to the PPM. Our experiments show that PfNCR1 activity is critically important for the composition of the PPM and is required for DV biogenesis, suggesting PfNCR1 as a novel antimalarial drug target.

scholarly journals A genome-wide screen for genes affecting eisosomes reveals Nce102 function in sphingolipid signaling

2009 ◽  
Vol 185 (7) ◽  
pp. 1227-1242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florian Fröhlich ◽  
Karen Moreira ◽  
Pablo S. Aguilar ◽  
Nina C. Hubner ◽  
Matthias Mann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Plasma Membranes ◽  
Protein Complexes ◽  
Membrane Domains ◽  
Kinase Signaling ◽  
Cortical Actin ◽  
Membrane Function ◽  
Genome Wide ◽  
A Genome ◽  
Actin Patch

The protein and lipid composition of eukaryotic plasma membranes is highly dynamic and regulated according to need. The sphingolipid-responsive Pkh kinases are candidates for mediating parts of this regulation, as they affect a diverse set of plasma membrane functions, such as cortical actin patch organization, efficient endocytosis, and eisosome assembly. Eisosomes are large protein complexes underlying the plasma membrane and help to sort a group of membrane proteins into distinct domains. In this study, we identify Nce102 in a genome-wide screen for genes involved in eisosome organization and Pkh kinase signaling. Nce102 accumulates in membrane domains at eisosomes where Pkh kinases also localize. The relative abundance of Nce102 in these domains compared with the rest of the plasma membrane is dynamically regulated by sphingolipids. Furthermore, Nce102 inhibits Pkh kinase signaling and is required for plasma membrane organization. Therefore, Nce102 might act as a sensor of sphingolipids that regulates plasma membrane function.

Gangliosides are Transported from the Plasma Membrane to Intralysosomal Membranes as Revealed by Immuno-Electron Microscopy

1999 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 307-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Möbius ◽  
V. Herzog ◽  
K. Sandhoff ◽  
G. Schwarzmann
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Endocytic Pathway ◽  
Ganglioside Gm1 ◽  
Cultured Fibroblasts ◽  
Late Endosomes ◽  
Immuno Electron Microscopy

A biotin-labeled derivative of the ganglioside GM1 (biotin-GM1) was used to study its transport along the endocytic pathway of cultured fibroblasts by immuno-electron microscopy. Using electron dense endocytic tracers we could demonstrate that late endosomes and lysosomes of these cells are long living organelles with a high content of internal membranes. Our studies show that during endocytosis the biotin-GM1 was transported to these intraendosomal and intralysosomal membranes. These observations support the hypothesis that glycosphingolipids (GSL) are preferentially degraded in intralysosomal vesicles.

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