Abstract
An antiserum was raised against the major cell wall glycoprotein of Chlamydomonas eugametos which after purification reacted specifically with all individual wall components but not with intact cell walls. The antigenic sites in intact walls appear to be cryptic but become exposed on partial enzymatic degradation or in situ during daughter-cell release when the insoluble component is digested. Using the antiserum as a specific label for cell walls in various stages of disintegration, cell wall digestion during asexual and sexual reproduction was studied. It is also shown that while cell wall material is associated with isolated flagella, it is not normally associated with the flagella of intact cells.
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Abbreviations
- mt +/- :
-
mating type plus or minus
- PAS:
-
periodic acid Schiff
- PBS:
-
phosphate-buffered saline
- SDS:
-
sodium dodecyl sulphate
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Musgrave, A., de Wildt, P., Broekman, R. et al. The cell wall of Chlamydomonas eugametos. Immunological aspects. Planta 158, 82–89 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00395407
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