Table 1. Mean area and numerical density of peroxisomes or vesicular structures in cells of WT and ESCRT-III deletion strains.
Strain | Cell area assayed | Peroxisome count | Numerical density of peroxisomesa | Mean area of peroxisomes |
---|---|---|---|---|
µm2 | µm2 | |||
BY4742 | 1396.09 | 421 | 1.14 | 0.037 |
vps20Δ | 1125.46 | 69b | 0.39b | 0.005b |
snf7Δ | 1144.83 | 89b | 0.34b | 0.018b |
did4Δ | 820.13 | 35 | 0.28 | 0.040 |
vps24Δ | 933.70 | 138 | 0.51 | 0.044 |
Number of peroxisomes per cubed micrometer of cell volume (Weibel and Bolender, 1973).
Denotes vesicular structures as no peroxisomes were observed in these strains.