Mitotic Golgi Clusters
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Quantitative Localization of a Golgi Protein by Imaging Its Center of Fluorescence Mass
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2017
The precise localization of Golgi residents is essential for understanding the cellular functions of the Golgi. However, conventional optical microscopy is unable to resolve the sub-Golgi structure. Here we describe the protocol for a conventional microscopy based super-resolution method to quantitatively determine the sub-Golgi localization of a protein.
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Imaging Neurons within Thick Brain Sections Using the Golgi-Cox Method
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Cited by 10 •
2017
We present a protocol for using the Golgi-Cox staining method in thick brain sections, in order to visualize neurons with long dendritic trees contained within single tissue samples. Two variants of this protocol are also presented that involve cresyl violet counterstaining, and the freezing of unprocessed brains for long-term storage.
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Golgi Apparatus
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2023
Properly folded and assembled proteins are selectively packaged into vesicles that exit the ER. Motor proteins transport these vesicles to the Golgi apparatus for adding modifications that make these proteins functional at their destination. The Golgi apparatus is a eukaryotic organelle that has a distinctive ribbon-like appearance. It is a primary sorting and dispatch station for cargo arriving from the ER. Newly arriving vesicles enter the cis face of the Golgi, closest to the ER, and are...
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Golgi Apparatus
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2026
As they leave the Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER), properly folded and assembled proteins are selectively packaged into vesicles. These vesicles are transported by microtubule-based motor proteins and fuse together to form vesicular tubular clusters, subsequently arriving at the Golgi apparatus, a eukaryotic endomembrane organelle that often has a distinctive ribbon-like appearance.The Golgi apparatus is a major sorting and dispatch station for the products of the ER. Newly arriving vesicles enter...
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The Mitotic Spindle
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2021
The mitotic spindle—or spindle apparatus—is a eukaryotic, cytoskeletal structure made up of long protein fibers called microtubules. Formed during cell division, the spindle separates sister chromatids and moves them to opposite ends of a parental cell, where the now individual chromosomes are distributed to two daughter cell nuclei. The bipolar configuration of the mitotic spindle facilitates chromosomal segregation, preparing the cell for division. One mechanism that ensures bipolar mitotic...
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During entry into mitosis, phosphorylation-dependent changes to Golgi structural proteins disrupt the usual stacked cisternae. The resulting membranes form vesicles and tubules that remain associated as clusters instead of dispersing randomly. This coordinated restructuring changes Golgi architecture while preserving an organized membrane population that can be handled during the remaining stages of cell division.
The association of mitotic Golgi membranes into clusters is important because it prevents their distribution from being described as random dispersal. During cytokinesis, these organized groups can be partitioned between the two forming daughter cells. Their clustered state therefore links Golgi remodeling to organelle inheritance during cell division.
After cytokinesis, the inherited membrane material can reassemble into functional Golgi stacks in each daughter cell. This recovery is significant because it connects the temporary mitotic architecture with restoration of Golgi function after division. Mitotic Golgi clusters therefore provide a framework for considering how organelle structure, membrane trafficking, and cell-cycle progression are coordinated.
A conceptual analysis follows the Golgi through successive stages: entry into mitosis, disruption of stacked cisternae, formation of vesicles and tubules, cluster partitioning during cytokinesis, and reassembly afterward. Comparing these stages shows how structural change is coupled to daughter-cell inheritance rather than treating each event separately.
Examining the clusters across division can reveal whether Golgi-derived membranes remain associated, become partitioned during cytokinesis, and later regain stacked organization in daughter cells. These observations provide information about organelle inheritance and the relationship between Golgi architecture and membrane trafficking. The same framework also helps connect structural changes with cell-cycle control.
The topic connects fundamental cell biology with developmental biology, disease mechanisms, and abnormalities in proliferating cells. Studying how Golgi membranes are reorganized and inherited can clarify how organelle distribution is coordinated with cell division. It also provides context for understanding how disrupted Golgi remodeling might relate to problems in cells undergoing repeated proliferation.