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Association of spectrin with manchette microtubules in mammalian spermatids
Author(s) -
Kann MarieLouise,
Fouquet JeanPierre
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
biology of the cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.543
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1768-322X
pISSN - 0248-4900
DOI - 10.1016/s0248-4900(05)80203-5
Subject(s) - biology , spectrin , spermatid , immunogold labelling , microbiology and biotechnology , organelle , spermiogenesis , flagellum , microtubule , genetics , cytoskeleton , anatomy , ultrastructure , nucleus , sperm , gene , cell
Summary— In hamster and mouse spermatozoa a spectrin immunogold labeling was found under the plasma membrane in the principal piece of the flagellum. During spermatid differentiation, the spectrin labeling was associated with the manchette, a transient microtubular network involved in nuclear shaping and organelle translocation.