Effects of Lead on the Morphology and Structure of the Nucleolus in the Root Tip Meristematic Cells of Allium cepa L.
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Localization of Pb in the Root Tip Meristematic Cells
2.2. Effects of Pb on the Nucleolar Organization Regions
2.3. Effects of Pb on Nucleoli
2.4. Effects of Pb on Three Major Nucleoproteins
2.5. Expression of Three Major Nucleoproteins in Relation to Pb Treatment
2.6. Discussion
3. Experimental Section
3.1. Culture Condition and Pb Treatment
3.2. Fluorescence Labeling
3.3. Silver-Staining
3.4. Immunofluorescence Staining
3.5. Western Blotting
3.6. Statistical Analysis
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Jiang, Z.; Zhang, H.; Qin, R.; Zou, J.; Wang, J.; Shi, Q.; Jiang, W.; Liu, D. Effects of Lead on the Morphology and Structure of the Nucleolus in the Root Tip Meristematic Cells of Allium cepa L. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2014, 15, 13406-13423. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms150813406
Jiang Z, Zhang H, Qin R, Zou J, Wang J, Shi Q, Jiang W, Liu D. Effects of Lead on the Morphology and Structure of the Nucleolus in the Root Tip Meristematic Cells of Allium cepa L. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2014; 15(8):13406-13423. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms150813406
Chicago/Turabian StyleJiang, Ze, Huaning Zhang, Rong Qin, Jinhua Zou, Junran Wang, Qiuyue Shi, Wusheng Jiang, and Donghua Liu. 2014. "Effects of Lead on the Morphology and Structure of the Nucleolus in the Root Tip Meristematic Cells of Allium cepa L." International Journal of Molecular Sciences 15, no. 8: 13406-13423. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms150813406