3D structural investigation of caveolae from porcine aorta endothelial cell by electron tomography
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This work was supported by grant from The Important Direction Project for Knowledge Innovation by The Chinese Academy of Sciences (KSCX2-YW-R-126)

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    A preliminary 3D structural analysis of caveolae from porcine aorta endothelial (PAE) cell has been done by electron tomography. Caveolae of PAE cell were distributed irregularly around the cell surface and aggregated locally to form cluster. The striated structure with a width of 14~16 nm around the caveolae can be seen at the inner or external side of the membrane, and more concentrated striations were found at the narrow neck. A three-dimensional structural model based on tomographic reconstruction shows that caveolae interact with potent microtubule network, suggesting a possible caveolae traffic path in the cell during endocytosis.

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SUN Shu-Feng, ZHANG Kai, XU Wei, WANG Gang, CHEN Jian-Jun, SUN Fei.3D structural investigation of caveolae from porcine aorta endothelial cell by electron tomography[J]. Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics,2009,36(6):729-735

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  • Received:October 10,2008
  • Revised:December 26,2008
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  • Online: December 29,2008
  • Published: June 20,2009