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Structure of the Secretory Compartments in Goblet Cells in the Colon and Small Intestine.

Alexander A Mironov, Irina S Sesorova, Pavel S Vavilov, Roberto Longoni, Paola Briata, Roberto Gherzi, Galina V Beznoussenko

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Alexander A MironovDepartment of Cell Biology, IFOM ETS-The AIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, Via Adamello, 16, 20139 Milan, Italy.
Irina S SesorovaDepartment of Anatomy, Ivanovo State Medical University, 153012 Ivanovo, Russia.
Pavel S VavilovDepartment of Anatomy, Ivanovo State Medical University, 153012 Ivanovo, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-7925-6361
Roberto LongoniDepartment of Energy, Politecnico di Milano, Via Lambruschini 4a, 1, 20156 Milan, Italy.
Paola BriataIndependent Researcher, 8355 Station Village Ln., San Diego, CA 92108, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3470-0454
Roberto GherziDevelopment Aging and Regeneration Program, Sanford Burnham Prebys, 10901 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8654-0611
Galina V BeznoussenkoDepartment of Cell Biology, IFOM ETS-The AIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, Via Adamello, 16, 20139 Milan, Italy.

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Abstract

The Golgi of goblet cells represents a specialized machine for mucin glycosylation. This process occurs in a specialized form of the secretory pathway, which remains poorly examined. Here, using high-resolution three-dimensional electron microscopy (EM), EM tomography, serial block face scanning EM (SBF-SEM) and immune EM we analyzed the secretory pathway in goblet cells and revealed that COPII-coated buds on the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) are extremely rare. The ERES vesicles with dimensions typical for the COPII-dependent vesicles were not found. The Golgi is formed by a single cisterna organized in a spiral with characteristics of the cycloid surface. This ribbon has a shape of a cup with irregular perforations. The Golgi cup is filled with secretory granules (SGs) containing glycosylated mucins. Their diameter is close to 1 µm. The cup is connected with ER exit sites (ERESs) with temporal bead-like connections, which are observed mostly near the craters observed at the externally located cis surface of the cup. The craters represent conus-like cavities formed by aligned holes of gradually decreasing diameters through the first three Golgi cisternae. These craters are localized directly opposite the ERES. Clusters of the 52 nm vesicles are visible between Golgi cisternae and between SGs. The accumulation of mucin, started in the fourth cisternal layer, induces distensions of the cisternal lumen. The thickness of these distensions gradually increases in size through the next cisternal layers. The spherical distensions are observed at the edges of the Golgi cup, where they fuse with SGs and detach from the cisternae. After the fusion of SGs located just below the apical plasma membrane (APM) with APM, mucus is secreted. The content of this SG becomes less osmiophilic and the excessive surface area of the APM is formed. This membrane is eliminated through the detachment of bubbles filled with another SG and surrounded with a double membrane or by collapse of the empty SG and transformation of the double membrane lacking a visible lumen into multilayered organelles, which move to the cell basis and are secreted into the intercellular space where the processes of dendritic cells are localized. These data are evaluated from the point of view of existing models of intracellular transport.

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ColonGoblet CellsIntestine, SmallAnimalsCOP-Coated VesiclesEndoplasmic ReticulumGolgi ApparatusMucinsSecretory VesiclesMucinsdiffusion modelER exit sitegoblet cellGolgi complexintracellular transportkiss-and-run modelMucinmultilamellar organelleregulation secretionsecretory granule

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PMID40801617
PMCPMC12346421

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