Figure 6.
Double knockdown of GM130/Golgin45, but not GRASP65/55 results in intercisternal membrane fusion between neighboring Golgi cisternae. Representative EM micrograph of HeLa cells treated with siRNAs against GM130/Golgin45 siRNA for 96 hrs (scale bar = 0.5 μm). Double knockdown of the two Syntaxin5-binding Golgins resulted in significant intercisternal fusion among the Golgi cisterna, as indicated by tracing lines for Golgi membranes in the inset. In this photo, at least 3–4 Golgi cisterna have fused with one another to form a Golgi stack with extensively continuous luminal space. M = mitochondria, N = nucleus, G = Golgi apparatus.
