Genesis of amorphous calcium carbonate containing alveolar plates in the ciliate Coleps hirtus (Ciliophora, Prostomatea)
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- 作者：Marie-Louise Lemloha ; Marie-Louise.Lemloh@bio.uni-stuttgart.de ; Marie-Louise.Lemloh@inm-gmbh.de ; Fré ; dé ; ric Marinb ; frederic.marin@u-bourgogne.fr ; Fré ; dé ; ric Herbstc ; frederic.herbst@u-bourgogne.fr ; Laurent Plasseraudd ; laurent.plasseraud@u-bourgogne.fr ; Michael Schweikerta ; Michael.Schweikert@bio.uni-stuttgart.de ; Johannes Baiere ; baier@imw.uni-stuttgart.de ; Joachim Bille ; bill@imw.uni-stuttgart.de ; Franz Brü ; mmera ; franz.bruemmer@bio.uni-stuttgart.de
- 关键词：Protozoan ; Ciliate ; Coleps hirtus ; Alveolar plates ; Amorphous calcium carbonate ; Biomineralization
- 刊名：Journal of Structural Biology
- 出版年：2013
- 出版时间：February, 2013
- 年：2013
- 卷：181
- 期：2
- 页码：155-161
- 全文大小：1486 K
文摘
In the protist world, the ciliate Coleps hirtus (phylum Ciliophora, class Prostomatea) synthesizes a peculiar biomineralized test made of alveolar plates, structures located within alveolar vesicles at the cell cortex. Alveolar plates are arranged by overlapping like an armor and they are thought to protect and/or stiffen the cell. Although their morphology is species-specific and of complex architecture, so far almost nothing is known about their genesis, their structure and their elemental and mineral composition. We investigated the genesis of new alveolar plates after cell division and examined cells and isolated alveolar plates by electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, FTIR and X-ray diffraction. Our investigations revealed an organic mesh-like structure that guides the formation of new alveolar plates like a template and the role of vesicles transporting inorganic material. We further demonstrated that the inorganic part of the alveolar plates is composed out of amorphous calcium carbonate. For stabilization of the amorphous phase, the alveolar vesicles, the organic fraction and the element phosphorus may play a role.