Localization of Phosphorus and Cation Reserves in Lilium longiflorum Pollen 1
AUTOR(ES)
Baldi, Bruce G.
RESUMO
Transmission electron microscopy of pollen from Lilium longiflorum Thunb. reveals electron-dense inclusions in storage body organelles ubiquitous in the cytosol. In ungerminated pollen, these inclusions are rounded in appearance and appressed to the inner surface of the smooth membrane of the storage body. During pollen germination, these inclusions become less rounded, smaller, and enclosed in storage bodies that have developed crenated membranes. Energy dispersive x-ray analysis reveals high levels of P, Mg, K, and Ca in the inclusions relative to other regions of the cytosol in which elemental signals can be obtained. The elemental composition and the degradation of inclusions during germination are offered as evidence for storage of phytin in these structures which are thus analogous to phytin storage globoids of seed tissues.
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