Parenthesome

Parenthesome

Parenthesome

Cell structure in fungi

Within the cells of some members of basidiomycetes fungi are found microscopic structures called parenthesomes or septal pore caps. They are shaped like parentheses and found on either side of pores in the dolipore septum which separates cells within a hypha. Their function has not been established, and their composition has not been fully elucidated. The variations in their appearance are useful in distinguishing individual species. Generally, they are barrel shaped, with an endoplasmic reticulum covering.

See also

References

  • Müller WH, Montijn RC, Humbel BM, van Aelst AC, Boon EJ, van der Krift TP, Boekhout T (July 1998). "Structural differences between two types of basidiomycete septal pore caps". Microbiology. 144 (Pt 7): 1721–30. doi:10.1099/00221287-144-7-1721. PMID 9695906.
  • Moore RT (1996). "V. The Dolipore/Parenthesome Septum in Modern Taxonomy". In Sneh B, Jabaji-Hare S, Neate SM, Dijst G (eds.). Rhizoctonia Species: Taxonomy, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Pathology and Disease Control. Springer. pp. 16–18. doi:10.1007/978-94-017-2901-7_2. ISBN 978-0-7923-3644-0.
Stub icon

This Basidiomycota-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Parenthesome, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.