Mitochondrial regulation in sea urchins: I. Mitochondrial ultrastructure transformations and changes in the ADP:ATP ratio at fertilization
Mitochondrial ultrastructural transformations have been examined in intact eggs and embryos from three sea urchins, Arbacia punctulata, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, and Lytechinus pictus. Following fertilization, naturally occurring ultrastructural transformations (designated as condensed to ortho...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Experimental cell research 1976-03, Vol.98 (1), p.47-56 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Mitochondrial ultrastructural transformations have been examined in intact eggs and embryos from three sea urchins,
Arbacia punctulata,
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, and
Lytechinus pictus. Following fertilization, naturally occurring ultrastructural transformations (designated as condensed to orthodox) were observed to occur in mitochondria of all three families. The ratios of the soluble ADP and ATP pools were examined in eggs of
S. purpuratus before and after fertilization in order to test whether the ultrastructural transformations reflect a decrease in relative size of the ADP pool following fertilization. Our data indicate that there is a decrease in the ADP:ATP ratio at fertilization. These findings and their implications are discussed with respect to presently accepted theories on mitochondrial regulation. |
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ISSN: | 0014-4827 1090-2422 |
DOI: | 10.1016/0014-4827(76)90461-4 |