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Molt-related Changes in the Granulocytes of the Spider Araneus ventricosus (Araneae: Arachnida)

탈피에 따른 산왕거미(Araneus ventricosus) 과립혈구의 미세구조 변화

  • Moon, Myung-Jin (Department of Biological Sciences & Institute of Basic Science, Dankook University)
  • 문명진 (단국대학교 첨단과학대학 생명과학과)
  • Published : 2008.06.30
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Abstract

The fine structural modification of the granulocytes between the molt and intermolt period were investigated by the transmission electron microscopy. The granular hemocytes of the spider Araneus ventricosus were composed of three subtypes: eosinophilic granulocytes (EGs), basophilic granulocytes (BGs) and cyanocytes. Both of the EGs and BGs have electron dense granules within their cytoplasms, however the granules of BGs are larger than those of EGs. During the molt period, some of the EGs have fine structural modification in their cell organelles including formation of phagosomes as a result of active phagocytosis. However, the BGs have no phagosomes, but electron densities of the granules are changed to lower states than the intermolt period. The cyanocyte is the biggest hemocyte among the granulocytes. They contain numerous hemocyanin crystals in the cytoplasm with some electron-lucent vacuoles. During the molt period, some of the cyanocytes are changed to irregular shapes. High magnification electron micrographs reveal that the lattice sub-structure of the hemocyanin crystals are very similar to those of microtubules, and each tubule is composed of approximately 20 filaments with fine fibrillar structure.

탈피에 따른 거미 과립혈구의 미세구조 변화를 고배율의 투과 전자현미경으로 관찰하였다. 산왕거미(Araneus ventricosus)의 과립혈구는 산호성 과립혈구(EGs)와 염기호성 과립혈구(BGs), 그리고 혈색소혈구 (cyanocytes) 등 세 종류가 구분되었다. EGs와 BGs는 공통적으로 전자밀도가 높은 구형 과립을 함유하고 있었지만, 과립의 크기와 미세구조의 차이에 따라 두 종류가 확연히 구분되었다. 과립의 크기가 작은 EGs는 탈피기간중 세포소기관의 다양한 형태적 변화가 나타나며, 왕성한 식작용을 통해 많은 식포를 형성하는 것으로 관찰되었다. 반면, 과립의 크기가 큰 BGs의 세포질에서는 식포가 관찰되지 않았으나, 탈피시기 동안 과립의 전자밀도가 낮아지는 특성이 관찰되었다. 가장 대형의 과립혈구인 혈색소세포의 세포질에는 많은 헤모시아닌 결정체가 동심원상으로 배열되어 있었으며, 탈피기간중 혈구의 일부는 불규칙한 구조로 변형되었다. 고배율의 투과전자현미경으로 헤모시아닌 결정체의 격자구조를 관찰한 결과, 미세소관(microtubule)과 매우 유사한 구조를 가지고 있었으며, 각각의 미세한 관상 구조는 다시 약 20여 가닥의 극히 미세한 필라멘트로 이루어져 있음이 확인되었다.

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