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Intercellular communication and some structural aspects of membrane junctions in a simple cell system.

The Journal of membrane biology ·Vol. 5 ·No. 1 ·1971-03-00 ·Pages 1-19

Rose B

Abstract

AChironomus salivary gland consists of a chain of 30 giant cells (G-cells) and 4 to 6 flat cells (F-cells) spanning a lumen. The surface membranes of these cells are linked by two kinds of organized structures: theseptate junction, taking up nearly the entire surface of cell contact, and thegap junction, occupying a small fraction of this surface. (These junctional structures are examined in the electron microscope after La infiltration.) All cells are joined to their immediate neighbors by septate junctions, the G- to G-cells, the F- to F-cells, and the F- to G-cells; the G-cells, at least, are also joined by gap junctions. All cells are also in communication with each other: small inorganic ions, fluorescein (mol. wt. 330) and Procion Yellow (mol. wt. ∼550) pass from one cell interior to the next.

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Rose B
Cell Physics Laboratory, Department of Physiology, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, 10032, New York, New York.
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Article Info
Journal
The Journal of membrane biology
Abbr.
J Membr Biol
ISSN
0022-2631
DOI
10.1007/BF01870823
Published
1971-03-00
Pages
1-19
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0211301
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1007/BF01870823 View journal details
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