Fine structure of mucus-secreting gland hairs on the ochrea of Rumex and Rheum
- 1 March 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Planta
- Vol. 79 (1) , 22-34
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00388818
Abstract
The gland hairs on the ochrea in buds of Rumex and Rheum secrete a mucopolysaccharide which contains no acidic components (compare also Kling, 1961). These glands were studied by light and electron microscopy. The results are: The mucilage is secreted by the Golgi apparatus. The dictyosomes are relatively large; the secretory vesicles are connected with the Golgi cisternae by a network of tubules. It was proved by the silver methenamine method (comparable to the PAS reaction) that the Golgi vesicles contain a carbohydrate. The glutaraldehyde-OsO4-fixation preserves intercisternal fibrils between the Golgi cisternae. The dictyosomes show a polarity in the development of the cisternae which is not dependent on the stage of activity of the Golgi apparatus. The extruded mucilage accumulates in spaces between the cell wall and the cuticule. It penetrates the cuticule through pores of different sizes. The outer walls of the cells of the stalk and the walls between these cells are completely cutinized; therefore the stalk functions as a barrier in the apoplast. — Sometimes the nuclei contain spindlelike inclusions. Die Drüsenhaare auf der Ochrea in Knospen von Rumex und Rheum sezernieren einen Polysaccharid-Schleim, der keine sauren Komponenten enthält (vgl. Kling, 1961). Diese Drüsen wurden licht- und elektronen-mikroskopisch untersucht. Die Befunde sind: Die Ausscheidung des Schleimes erfolgt über den Golgi-Apparat. Die Dictyosomen sind relativ groß; die Sekretvesikel sind mit den Golgi-Zisternen durch die Tubuli der netzartigen Zisternenränder verbunden. In diesen Vesikeln wurde mit der Perjodsäure-Silbermethenamin-Methode (die der PAS-Reaktion vergleichbar ist) Kohlenhydrat nachgewiesen. Zwischen den Golgi-Zisternen werden mit Glutaraldehyd-OsO4-Fixierungen Fibrillen dargestellt. Die Dictyosomen sind deutlich polar gebaut; die Polarität ist von ihrem Aktivitätszustand unabhängig. Der Schleim hebt häufig die Cuticula ab und tritt durch größere und kleinere Poren aus. Die Außenwände der Stielzellen und die Wände zwischen ihnen sind völlig cutinisiert; der Stiel bildet so eine Sperre im Apoplasten. In den Zellkernen treten gelegentlich spindelförmige Einschlüsse auf.This publication has 18 references indexed in Scilit:
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