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From: Inheritance of the reduced mitochondria of Giardia intestinalis is coupled to the flagellar maturation cycle

Fig. 3

FIB/SEM imaging of mitosomes reveals contacts with other cellular compartments. A The SEM imaging was optimized to enable visualization of the mitosomes. The examples of central and peripheral organelles are shown. They all share asymmetric, semi-oval shape with one flattened side of the organelle. B The volume rendering (volren) of several SEM layers increases the resolution of the imaging of the cell interior. N-nucleus, white arrowhead-mitosome, red star-axoneme, white star-basal body. C The mitosomes were found to associate with several cellular compartments, i.e., the axonemes (AXO), endoplasmic reticulum (ER), adhesive disc (disc), other mitosomes (mito-mito), and the peripheral vacuoles (PV). The red arrowheads point to visible connection. D The distribution of the contacts of mitosomes with other cellular compartments in the interphase and the mitotic Giardia (n = 48 and n = 106 organelles, respectively)

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