Microinjection of glycosaminoglycan-degrading enzymes in the chicken blastoderm. An ultrastructural study
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- DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-0436.1986.tb00377.x
Microinjection of glycosaminoglycan-degrading enzymes in the chicken blastoderm. An ultrastructural study
Abstract
The relationship between the presence of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and the morphology of the middle layer or mesoblast was examined by performing transmission electron microscopy of chicken blastoderms microinjected with GAG-degrading enzymes. The controls included microinjections with saline or trypsin, as well as solid-phase assays for proteolytic activity in commercially available GAG-degrading preparations. The results indicate that, in normal as well as in saline-injected blastoderms, middle-layer cells are rounded or cuboidal in shape, and are linked to each other by small intercellular junctions in the primitive-streak region. As they migrate laterally along the basal lamina, they appear as typical mesenchymal cells, being separated by large intercellular spaces and covered by cell processes. The removal of hyaluronate (by the microinjection of hyaluronidases) led to compaction of the middle-layer cells in the area lateral to the primitive streak. These cells lost their mesenchymal aspect and retracted their processes, and intercellular junctions were observed. The presence of proteolytic activity in the enzyme preparations did not interfere with the results. On the basis of the results obtained using this microinjection technique, we were able to confirm at the ultrastructural level that hyaluronate, due to its space-creating properties, promotes the detachment of ingressed primitive-streak cells and preserves the mesenchymal aspect of the middle layer during the lateral migration of single cells along the basal lamina. Whether the presence of hyaluronate is necessary to allow positioning of the mesoblast could not be inferred using our experimental procedure. We present evidence that this molecule, as well as having physicochemical properties, is also involved in the modulation of tissue interactions during gastrulation.
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