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The Journal of Cell Biology, Vol 29, 199-207, Copyright © 1966 by Rockefeller University Press

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RAPID RELEASE OF THE ZYMOGEN GRANULE PROTEIN BY OSMIUM TETROXIDE AND ITS RETENTION DURING FIXATION BY GLUTARALDEHYDE

Abraham Amsterdam 1 and Michael Schramm 1

1 From the Department of Biological Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel

Fixation by osmium tetroxide and glutaraldehyde of zymogen granules isolated from rat parotid and pancreas was investigated. Protein determinations showed that osmium tetroxide caused rapid release of most of the soluble protein of the granule during fixation in buffered isotonic sucrose. Such granules when examined in the electron microscope after shadow casting appeared quite flat, indicating that most of the contents had indeed been removed. Numerous damaged membranes of the granules were also observed. In contrast, zymogen granules fixed by glutaraldehyde and shadow cast essentially retained the spherical shape and the protein contents. The application of the shadow-casting technique in quantitative studies on the protein content of zymogen granules is discussed.

Submitted on September 23, 1965


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