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Eukaryot Cell ; 12(11): 1423-32, 2013 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23771903

ABSTRACT

Ashbya gossypii grows as multinucleated and constantly elongating hyphae. Nuclei are in continuous forward and backward motion, also move during mitosis, and frequently bypass each other. Whereas these nuclear movements are well documented, comparatively little is known about the density and morphology of organelles which very likely influence these movements. To understand the three-dimensional subcellular organization of hyphae at high resolution, we performed large-scale electron tomography of the tip regions in A. gossypii. Here, we present a comprehensive space-filling model in which most membrane-limited organelles including nuclei, mitochondria, endosomes, multivesicular bodies, vacuoles, autophagosomes, peroxisomes, and vesicles are modeled. Nuclei revealed different morphologies and protrusions filled by the nucleolus. Mitochondria are very abundant and form a tubular network with a polarized spherical fraction. The organelles of the degradative pathways show a clustered organization. By analyzing vesicle-like bodies, we identified three size classes of electron-dense vesicles (∼200, ∼150, and ∼100 nm) homogeneously distributed in the cytoplasm which most likely represent peroxisomes. Finally, coated and uncoated vesicles with approximately 40-nm diameters show a polarized distribution toward the hyphal tip with the coated vesicles preferentially localizing at the hyphal periphery.


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Ascomycota/ultrastructure , Hyphae/ultrastructure , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Cell Nucleus/diagnostic imaging , Cell Nucleus/ultrastructure , Cytoplasmic Vesicles/diagnostic imaging , Cytoplasmic Vesicles/ultrastructure , Mitochondria/diagnostic imaging , Mitochondria/ultrastructure , Peroxisomes/diagnostic imaging , Peroxisomes/ultrastructure
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FEMS Yeast Res ; 7(7): 1126-33, 2007 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17608706

ABSTRACT

In a recent study, we performed a systematic genome analysis for the conservation of genes involved in peroxisome biogenesis (PEX genes) in various fungi. We have now performed a systematic study of the morphology of peroxisome remnants ('ghosts') in Hansenula polymorpha pex mutants (pex1-pex20) and the level of peroxins and matrix proteins in these strains. To this end, all available H. polymorpha pex strains were grown under identical cultivation conditions in glucose-limited chemostat cultures and analyzed in detail. The H. polymorpha pex mutants could be categorized into four distinct groups, namely pex mutants containing: (1) virtually normal peroxisomal structures (pex7, pex17, pex20); (2) small peroxisomal membrane structures with a distinct lumen (pex2, pex4, pex5, pex10, pex12, pex14); (3) multilayered membrane structures lacking apparent matrix protein content (pex1, pex6, pex8, pex13); and (4) no peroxisomal structures (pex3, pex19).


Subject(s)
Mutation , Peroxisomes/diagnostic imaging , Peroxisomes/genetics , Pichia/genetics , Pichia/ultrastructure , Base Sequence , DNA, Fungal/chemistry , DNA, Fungal/genetics , Fungal Proteins/analysis , Fungal Proteins/genetics , Microscopy, Electron, Transmission , Microscopy, Immunoelectron , Molecular Sequence Data , Peroxisomes/chemistry , Pichia/chemistry , Ultrasonography
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FEMS Yeast Res ; 7(7): 1114-25, 2007 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17425673

ABSTRACT

In eukaryotes, elongation factor 1-alpha (eEF1A) is required during the elongation phase of translation. We observed that a portion of the cellular eEF1A colocalizes with purified peroxisomes from the methylotrophic yeast Hansenula polymorpha. We have isolated two genes (TEF1 and TEF2) that encode eEF1A, and which are constitutively expressed. We observed that overproduction of eEF1A suppressed the peroxisome deficient phenotype of an H. polymorpha pex3-1 mutant, which was not observed in a strain deleted for PEX3. The pex3-1 allele contains a UGG to UGA mutation, thereby truncating Pex3p after amino acid 242, suggesting that the suppression effect might be the result of translational read-through. Consistent with this hypothesis, overexpression of the pex3-1 gene itself (including its now untranslated part) partly restored peroxisome biogenesis in a PEX3 null mutant. Subsequent co-overexpression of TEF2 in this strain fully restored its peroxisome biogenesis defect and resulted in the formation of major amounts of full-length Pex3p, presumably via translational read-through.


Subject(s)
Fungal Proteins/biosynthesis , Fungal Proteins/genetics , Peptide Elongation Factor 1/biosynthesis , Peptide Elongation Factor 1/genetics , Peroxisomes/physiology , Pichia/genetics , Protein Biosynthesis/genetics , Base Sequence , Codon, Nonsense , DNA, Fungal/chemistry , DNA, Fungal/genetics , Microscopy, Electron, Transmission , Microscopy, Immunoelectron , Molecular Sequence Data , Peroxisomes/diagnostic imaging , Peroxisomes/genetics , Pichia/ultrastructure , Suppression, Genetic , Ultrasonography
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