@Article{biocell.2007.31.225, AUTHOR = {MARCELO SILVA-BRIANO , SANDRA LUZ MARTÍNEZ-HERNÁNDEZ , ARACELI ADABACHE-ORTÍZ , JAVIER VENTURA-JUÁREZ , EVA SALINAS , J. LUIS QUINTANAR}, TITLE = {Ultrastructural analysis and identification of membrane proteins in the free-living amoeba Difflugia corona}, JOURNAL = {BIOCELL}, VOLUME = {31}, YEAR = {2007}, NUMBER = {2}, PAGES = {225--228}, URL = {http://www.techscience.com/biocell/v31n2/33956}, ISSN = {1667-5746}, ABSTRACT = { Syntaxin-1 and 25-kDa Synaptosome-associated Protein (SNAP-25) are present in the plasma membrane of several different secretory cell types and are involved in the exocytosis process. In this work, the free-living amoeba Difflugia corona was studied in relation to ultrastructure, structural membrane proteins, and proteins such as Syntaxin-1 and SNAP-25. Our results obtained by scanning electron microscopy in the amoeba without its theca, showed many membrane projections and several pore-like structures. Using immunocytochemistry, we found structural proteins Syntaxin-1 and SNAP-25. }, DOI = {10.32604/biocell.2007.31.225} }