Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 1979 Dec;147(2):178-9.
doi: 10.1007/BF00389522.

Conjoined mitochondria and plastids in the barley mutant 'albostrians'

F A Wellburn  1 , A R Wellburn
Affiliations

Conjoined mitochondria and plastids in the barley mutant 'albostrians'

F A Wellburn et al. Planta. 1979 Dec.

Abstract

The intercalary meristem and surrounding tissues of the gene induced plastome mutant 'albostrians' of Hordeum vulgare L. were examined in the electron microscope for ultrastructural evidence of membrane continuities between plastids and mitochondria. In well developed tissues the ribosome-deficient plastids were usually in close proximity or appressed to mitochondria of normal appearance. In some sections through the meristemmatic region however the relationship between the two organelles was observed to be of a fused nature. These conjoinings are thought to be similar to those reported in normal living cells using cinephotomicrography but never before observed by transmission electron microscopy.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Science. 1962 Oct 19;138(3538):434-6 - PubMed
    1. Science. 1973 Nov 23;182(4114):839-41 - PubMed
    1. Planta. 1975 Jan;124(3):277-85 - PubMed
    1. Symp Soc Exp Biol. 1970;24:277-301 - PubMed
    1. J Ultrastruct Res. 1969 Jan;26(1):31-43 - PubMed