Fig. 4.
Electron microscopy of NUP93 mutants and wild type Drosophila nephrocytes. Top panel shows low power sections, bottom panel shows higher power sections. NUP93-1: A collapsed cellular profile with indented margins and large vacuoles abundant in the cytoplasm. Basement membrane is intact with very few fenestrations leading into large interconnecting sub-membranous spaces containing membrane bound inclusions. NUP93-2: An over-inflated cellular profile with large vacuoles abundant in the cytoplasm. Basement membrane is intact with fewer fenestrations than control leading into a well-defined narrow sub-membranous labyrinth. Wild type control: An inflated cellular profile with large vacuoles abundant in the cytoplasm. Basement membrane is intact with abundant fenestrations leading into well-defined narrow sub-membranous labyrinths