我們身體的各部份均是由細胞組成,眼睛晶片也自當然不例外。781Please respect copyright.PENANAhRRGi9rmNg
但細胞裡頭有著各式各樣的細胞器官,例如負責製造能源的粒線體(mitochondria)、收藏DNA的細胞核(nucleus)等,它們顯然並不是透明的。781Please respect copyright.PENANASxeG3ATivK781Please respect copyright.PENANABZaCXPHyDs
究竟身體有甚麼方法可以製造透明且能讓光線通過的眼鏡晶片呢?781Please respect copyright.PENANAwAbX7zAorv
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(圖2)答案很簡單,就是把那些細胞器官通通摧毀。781Please respect copyright.PENANAOouS5nYIC0781Please respect copyright.PENANAtnArrmevhc
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從圖中可見,晶片的外圍有著表皮細胞(Epithelial cells)以及纖維細胞(Fibre cells),唯獨是中間區域的細胞,它們的細胞器官均接近得消失得一乾二淨。781Please respect copyright.PENANAysvkuRrEeR
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(圖3)有科學家利用班馬魚作動物模型,並將兩款細胞器官分別染成綠色及紅色。781Please respect copyright.PENANAx3rztcxxKn781Please respect copyright.PENANAIj6zf8vULG
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從圖中可見,直至班馬魚受精後約59小時左右,綠色及紅色均分別清晰可見及有著其獨特的分佈,表示兩款細胞器官非常健在。781Please respect copyright.PENANAk8FYPtBXVF
但在約60小時打後,紅色和綠色開始有著衰退的現象,亦即表示細胞器官開始逐漸被受摧毀。781Please respect copyright.PENANA18oiSLkXhS
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(圖4)找出眼睛晶片的細胞器官被受摧毀的時段後,研究人員便著手進行一系列的實驗,781Please respect copyright.PENANAamucng7vcB
並發現名為plaat的蛋白質負責在細胞器官的外膜進行破壞,因而引發細胞器官摧毀的過程。781Please respect copyright.PENANA22OjI8jP1S781Please respect copyright.PENANAWloZlodhV1
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圖中為班馬魚的眼睛晶片,可見因為缺乏plaat蛋白質的緣故,細胞器官沒能完整摧毀,其晶片亦變得相對上混濁及不透光,影像亦較為不清晰。781Please respect copyright.PENANAbQNDbPzisY
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(圖5)除班馬魚外,研究人員亦有利用老鼠進行實驗。781Please respect copyright.PENANADP4Qv1HO8A781Please respect copyright.PENANAH8Hn7Xdupj
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跟班馬魚一樣,缺乏plaat蛋白質的老鼠眼睛晶片變得混濁及不透光,並影響視線。781Please respect copyright.PENANA5h9PGDKVBl
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