Prelysosomal acidic vacuoles in Dictyostelium discoideum

We have examined the ameba Dictyostelium discoideum for evidence of a discrete, prelysosomal, acidic receiving compartment in endocytosis. We observed in the cytoplasm abundant round vacuoles with diameters up to 2 microns that concentrated acridine orange by a process inhibited by 7- chloro-4-nitro...

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Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1989
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2115394/