The structure of symplasmic early oocytes and their enveloping sheath cells in the polychaete, Platynereis dumerilii
- 1 July 1975
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cell and tissue research
- Vol. 160 (3) , 327-343
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00222043
Abstract
Early oocytes of Platynereis dumerilii are found in clusters floating in the coelom. The oocytes of a cluster form a syncytium which is enveloped by several sheath cells. At stage 2, only a single sheath cell per cluster remains, and it penetrates the group of rounded oocytes, enveloping each one of them. At stage 4, this cell contains a reticular basket made up of bundles of filaments and is inferred to be degenerating, from the presence of vacuoles, clumps of pigment-like material, and atypical mitochondria. Synaptonemal complexes are typical of the nuclei of stage 2 oocytes. Oocytes of stage 4 (early vitellogenesis) contain stacks of endoplasmic reticulum in a distinctive arrangement, with interspersed electron-dense masses. Similar masses accumulate in the cytoplasm close to the nucleus and adjacent to the nuclear pores. From the present observations, a physical supporting rather than a nutritive function is attributed to the sheath cell, which ensures cohesion among the oocytes connected with each other throughout the cluster phase by cytoplasmic bridges. This finding is discussed with respect to conclusions drawn from oocyte transplantation experiments. Die jüngsten Stadien der Oocyten von Platynereis dumerilii finden sich in plasmodial verbundenen Gruppen. Jede Gruppe treibt, anfangs von mehreren Hüllzellen umgeben, zu Ballen vereint im Cölom. Nur eine Hüllzelle verbleibt pro Ballen in Stadium 2, dringt zwischen die sich abrundenden Oocyten vor, umhüllt diese und bildet schließlich in Stadium 4 ein intrazelluläres Geflecht von Filamentbündeln aus. Die Hüllzelle enthält nun Vakuolen, Klumpen von elektronendichtem Material sowie geschädigt erscheinende Mitochondrion; sie zeigt somit das Bild der Degeneration. Die Oocyten lassen in Stadium 2 synaptonemale Komplexe erkennen. Oocyten im Stadium 4, der frühen Vitellogenese, enthalten typisch geformte Stapel des endoplasmatischen Reticulum, zwischen denen elektronendichte Schollen liegen. Vergleichbares Material sammelt sich rund um den Kern und unmittelbar an den Kernporen an. Aus den Befunden zur Struktur läßt sich für die Hüllzelle keine ernährende Funktion erschließen, sondern eher die Aufgabe, die Oocyten, die während der ganzen Ballenphase durch Fusome miteinander verbunden sind, mechanisch zusammenzuhalten. Diese Auffassung wird im Zusammenhang mit der Deutung von Oocytentransplantationen diskutiert.Keywords
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