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MICROSCOPY
卷 71, 期 4, 页码 206-213出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfac018
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imidazole; Lithospermum erythrorhizon; malachite green; p-phenylenediamine; shikonin; transmission electron microscopy
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- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) [JP19H05638]
- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere (RISH), Kyoto University
A new fixation method was used to visualize the metabolism of lipophilic naphthoquinone pigments in Boraginaceae, using cultured Lithospermum erythrorhizon cells. The new method improved the visualization of subcellular structures, especially the membrane system, by preventing lipid extraction. This method requires only three additional reagents compared to conventional chemical fixation.
Cultured Lithospermum erythrorhizon cells were fixed with a new fixation method to visualize the metabolism of shikonin derivatives, the lipophilic naphthoquinone pigments in Boraginaceae. The new fixation method combined glutaraldehyde containing malachite green, imidazole-osmium and p-phenylenediamine treatments, and cells were then observed with a transmission electron microscope. The method prevented the extraction of lipids, including shikonin derivatives, and improved the visualization of subcellular structures, especially the membrane system, when compared with that of conventional fixation. The improved quality of the transmission electron micrographs is because malachite green ionically binds to the plasma membrane, organelles and lipids and acts as a mordant for electron staining with osmium tetroxide. Imidazole promotes the reaction of osmium tetroxide, leading to enhanced electron staining. p-Phenylenediamine reduces osmium tetroxide bound to cellular materials and increases the electron density. This protocol requires only three additional reagents over conventional chemical fixation using glutaraldehyde and osmium tetroxide.
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