The cytoskeleton in the unique cell reproduction by conidiogenesis of the long-neck yeast Fellomyces (Sterigmatomyces) fuzhouensis.
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| Year of publication | 2006 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Protoplasma, An International Journal of Cell Biology. 6. |
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| Field | Other medical specializations |
| Keywords | Basidiomycetes; Fellomyces fuzhouensis; Conidiogenesis; Cytoskeleton; Immunofluorescence; Electron Microscopy |
| Description | The morphology of conidiogenesis and associated changes in microtubules, actin distribution and ultrastructure were studied in the basidiomycetous yeast Fellomyces fuzhouensis by phase-contrast, fluorescence, and electron microscopy. Asexual reproduction by conidiogenesis in the long-neck yeast F. fuzhouensis has unique features distinguishing it from known asexual forms of reproduction in the budding and fission yeasts. Fellomyces fuzhouensis develops a unique long and narrow neck during conidiogenesis, through which the nucleus must migrate into the conidium for eccentric mitosis. This is followed by eccentric cytokinesis. We found neither an actin cytokinetic ring nor a septum in the long neck, from which cytoplasm retracted back to mother cell after cytokinesis. Both the conidium and mother were separated from the empty neck by the development of a new lateral wall (initiated as a wall plug). The cytoskeleton is clearly involved in all these processes. |
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