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In Vitro Polymerization of F-actin on Early Endosomes
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2017
Early endosome functions depend on F-actin polymerization. Here, we describe a microscopy-based in vitro assay that reconstitutes the nucleation and polymerization of F-actin on early endosomal membranes in test tubes, thus rendering this complex series of reactions amenable to biochemical and genetic manipulations.
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Nanogold Labeling of the Yeast Endosomal System for Ultrastructural Analyses
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2014
Yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, has been a key model organism to identify and study genes regulating the biogenesis and functions of the endosomal system. Here we present a detailed protocol for the specific labeling of the endosomal compartments for ultrastructural studies.
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Law of Segregation
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2026
When crossing pea plants, Mendel noticed that one of the parental traits would sometimes disappear in the first generation of offspring, called the F1 generation, and could reappear in the next generation (F2). He concluded that one of the traits must be dominant over the other, thereby causing masking of one trait in the F1 generation. When he crossed the F1 plants, he found that 75% of the offspring in the F2 generation had the dominant phenotype, while 25% had the recessive phenotype.
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Maturation of Endosomes
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2023
The early endosome containing internalized molecules matures through transformations in its location, morphology, intraluminal pH, and membrane protein composition. Together, these changes result in a more acidic late endosome that contains multiple intraluminal vesicles; therefore, the late endosome is also called a multivesicular body (MVB). Changes in location The maturing endosome moves along microtubules from the periphery of the cell towards the perinuclear region. This movement of the...
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Monitoring Spatial Segregation in Surface Colonizing Microbial Populations
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2016
The role of assortment (spatial segregation) in evolutionary scenarios can be examined using simple microbial systems in the laboratory that allow controlled adjustment of spatial distribution. By modifying the founder cell density, various assortment levels can be visualized using fluorescently labelled bacterial strains in the colony biofilms of Bacillus subtilis.
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Endosomal sorting concentrates cargo into distinct endosome populations before partitioning occurs. This organization can bias the distribution of receptors and other membrane components when the cell divides. Because different endosome populations may be recycled or degraded, sorting helps determine whether signaling capacity is preserved, reduced, or redistributed in each daughter cell, rather than simply divided uniformly.
Cytoskeletal tracks provide routes for endosome movement, while motor-protein activity helps transport organelles through the cell. Cell polarity gives this movement a directional context, allowing endosomes to become enriched in particular regions. Together, these features connect intracellular trafficking with the spatial organization of a developing cell and influence how membrane components are positioned before or during division.
Unequal inheritance changes the amount and location of signaling machinery received by daughter cells. Receptors in inherited endosomes may be recycled to the membrane or directed toward degradation, altering both receptor availability and signal duration. These differences can maintain a stem-cell state in one daughter while promoting a distinct fate in another, linking membrane trafficking to developmental decisions.
Division geometry determines how cellular regions and their endosome populations are positioned relative to the two emerging daughters. When endosomes are unevenly localized before division, the orientation of the division can favor their inheritance by one daughter. This makes spatial organization important for translating intracellular asymmetry into stable differences between developing cells.
Useful outcomes include the distribution of endosome populations between daughter cells, the localization of associated signaling or membrane components, and changes in receptor recycling or degradation. Researchers can then relate these patterns to signal duration, maintenance of stem-cell states, cell asymmetry, and daughter-cell fate. These comparisons connect organelle behavior with tissue patterning.
Development depends on accurately positioning and regulating signaling components as cells divide and specialize. If endosomal trafficking is disrupted, receptor recycling, degradation, or signal duration may change, potentially disturbing cell asymmetry and fate decisions. Studying these links may therefore clarify how intracellular membrane defects contribute to developmental disorders and altered tissue patterning.