Sperm Ultrastructure of Rana nigromaculata and Rana catesbeiana

황소개구리 (Rana catesbeiana)와 참개구리 (Rana nigromaculata) 정자의 미세구조

  • Lee, Jung-Hun (Division of Natural Science, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungnam University) ;
  • Park, Ki-Ryong (Division of Natural Science, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungnam University)
  • 이정훈 (경남대학교 자연과학대학 자연과학부) ;
  • 박기룡 (경남대학교 자연과학대학 자연과학부)
  • Published : 2005.12.01

Abstract

The sperm morphology of two Korean frogs, Rana catesbeiana and R. nigromaculata (Ranidae) was studied with the light microscope, scanning and transmission electron microscopes. Sperm heads of the R. catesbeiana and R. nigromaculata were long-cylinder shapes. In the total length of R. nigromaculata sperm ($51.2{\mu}m$) was longer than those of R. catesbeiana ($44.6{\mu}m$). Both R. catesbeiana and R. nigromaculata had the long head and principal piece, and short middle piece, but the neck was undeveloped. The axonemal structures contain a 9+9+2 arrangement of microtubules. The number of mitochondria in middle piece have less than mammalian sperm, which irregular surrounded the axone of the middle piece. In conclusion, R. catesbeiana and R. nigromaculata shared many similar features in sperm heads, neck, middle piece, and a site of mitochondria and axial structure, and it suggests that these species should be closely related.

본 연구는 개구리과 (Ranidae)에 속하는 황소개구리(Rana catesbeiana)와 참개구리 (Rana nigromaculata)에 대한 정자의 형태적 특징을 알아보기 위하여 광학 및 전자현미경으로 관찰하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 황소개구리와 참개구리의 정자 모두 두부의 형태는 긴 원통형이었다. 정자의 전체길이는 참개구리 ($51.2{\mu}m$)가 황소개구리($44.6{\mu}m$) 보다 더 길며, 이들 두 종 모두는 긴 머리와 매우 짧은중편부 및 아주 긴 주편부를 가지고 있었다. 이들 두 종 모두 핵내에는 글리코겐 과립을 함유하고 있었으며, 경부 (Neck)는 잘 발달되어져 있지 않은 반면, 축사구조는 9+2 구조로 구성되어져 있었다. 중편부의 미토콘드리아 수는 포유동물 정자의 그것에 비해 매우 적으며, 축사를 중심으로 다소 불규칙하게 감겨져 있었다. 이러한 사실로 미루어 보아, 황소개구리와 참개구리는 정자두부, 경부 및 중편부 그리고 미토콘드리아의 위치와 축사구조가 매우 유사함으로 이들 두 종은 유연관계가 깊은 군이라 여겨진다.

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