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PLANTA
卷 215, 期 3, 页码 399-404出版社
SPRINGER-VERLAG
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-002-0764-y
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aluminum tolerance; Cyanidium; iron storage; red alga
Cyanidium caldarium (Tilden) Geitler, a unicellular red alga, has extraordinarily high aluminum (Al) tolerance. Algal cells cultured in the presence or absence of Al were subjected to transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray analysis. Substantial changes to the thylakoid lumens were observed for the algal cells cultured in medium containing 200 mM Al, while other organelles were largely unaffected. Several spherical electron-dense bodies were found in the cytoplasm near the nucleus of both of the control and Al-treated cells. Although high levels of Fe and P were found in the bodies of control cells. immunocytochemical and morphological analysis data did not match the criteria established for Fe-accumulating substances like ferritin and phytate. In addition to these elements, Al was found in the bodies of the At-treated cells. These results suggest that the electron-dense bodies function as an Fe-storage site under normal culture conditions, and that sequestration of Al in these bodies contributes to the high Al tolerance exhibited by C. caldarium.
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