Light microscopy of the endoplasmic reticulum‐membrane contact sites in plants

Zang, J.; Zhang, T.; Hussey, P.J.; Wang, P.

doi:10.1111/jmi.12934

Light microscopy of the endoplasmic reticulum‐membrane contact sites in plants

Zang, J.; Zhang, T.; Hussey, P.J.; Wang, P.

Authors

J. Zang

T. Zhang

Professor Patrick Hussey p.j.hussey@durham.ac.uk
Professor

P. Wang

Abstract

The existence of membrane contact sites (MCS) has been reported in different systems in the past decade, and their importance has been recognized by the cell biology community. Amongst all endomembrane structures, the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) plays vital roles in organizing the organelle interaction network with the plasma membrane (PM), Golgi bodies, mitochondria, plastids, endosomes and autophagosomes. A number of methods have been used to study the establishment and functions of these interactions, among them, light microscopy appears to be one of the most effective approaches. Here, we present an overview of the discovery of ER‐PM contact sites, and highlight the latest developments in light microscopical‐based techniques that can be used for their study.

Citation

Zang, J., Zhang, T., Hussey, P., & Wang, P. (2020). Light microscopy of the endoplasmic reticulum‐membrane contact sites in plants. Journal of Microscopy, 280(2), 134-139. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmi.12934

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Jun 2, 2020
Online Publication Date	Jun 16, 2020
Publication Date	2020-11
Deposit Date	Jun 5, 2020
Publicly Available Date	Jun 16, 2021
Journal	Journal of Microscopy
Print ISSN	0022-2720
Electronic ISSN	1365-2818
Publisher	Wiley
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	280
Issue	2
Pages	134-139
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1111/jmi.12934

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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Zang, J., Zhang, T., Hussey, P.J. & Wang, P. (2020). Light microscopy of the endoplasmic reticulum‐membrane contact sites in plants. Journal of Microscopy 280(2): 134-139, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/jmi.12934. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.