3D FIB-SEM reconstruction of microtubule–organelle interaction in whole primary mouse β cells
Author(s) -
Andreas Müller,
Deborah Schmidt,
C. Shan Xu,
Song Pang,
Joyson Verner D’Costa,
Susanne Kretschmar,
Carla Münster,
Thomas Kurth,
Florian Jug,
Martin Weigert,
Harald F. Hess,
Michele Solimena
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of cell biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.414
H-Index - 380
eISSN - 1540-8140
pISSN - 0021-9525
DOI - 10.1083/jcb.202010039
Subject(s) - microtubule , microbiology and biotechnology , golgi apparatus , centriole , secretory vesicle , biology , secretion , organelle , vesicle , exocytosis , biochemistry , membrane , endoplasmic reticulum
Müller et al. provide the first full 3D reconstructions of microtubule networks in a mammalian cell, the islet β cell. Microtubules are mostly disconnected from centrioles and endomembranes, while associated with cortical insulin granules, highlighting their importance for regulated secretion.
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