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. 1960 Feb 1;7(1):127–134. doi: 10.1083/jcb.7.1.127

Relation Between Basophilia and Fine Structure of Cytoplasm in the Fungus Allomyces macrogynus Em

Benigna Blondel 1, Gilbert Turian 1
PMCID: PMC2224868  PMID: 13801597

Abstract

In a fungus, Allomyces macrogynus Em., staining tests have revealed changes in the location of cytoplasmic basophilia following different phases of the developmental cycle. These variations in location were used to observe which fine structures correspond to basophile and non-basophile areas of the cytoplasm. Hyphae, gametangia, zygotes, and plants were fixed at various developmental stages in OsO4, pH 6.1, and embedded in vestopal. Sections were examined in the electron microscope. Comparison of basophile and non-basophile cytoplasms leads to the conclusion that cytoplasmic particles of 150 to 200 A in diameter are responsible for basophilia. The possibility of these particles being ribosomes is discussed and confirmed. The present paper also describes some observations on the fine structure of other cellular components of this fungus, such as nuclei, mitochondria, various granules, and flagella.

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