Auxin deprivation induces a developmental switch in maize somatic embryogenesis involving redistribution of microtubules and actin filaments from endoplasmic to cortical cytoskeletal arrays.
Plant Cell Rep
; 21(10): 940-5, 2003 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-12835902
ABSTRACT
A developmental switch from non-polar pre-embryogenic units to polarized transition units in maize embryogenic callus is caused by auxin deprivation from the culture medium. This switch is accompanied by cytoskeletal rearrangements in embryogenic cells. An immunofluorescence study revealed prominent endoplasmic microtubules and actin filament meshworks radiating from the nuclear surfaces in pre-embryogenic cells growing on medium supplemented with auxin. On the other hand, parallel-organized cortical microtubules and cortical actin filament networks are inherently associated with polarized embryogenic cells of transition units growing on medium without auxin. These results indicate that fine-tuning of the dynamic equilibrium between endoplasmic and cortical cytoskeletal arrays is important for progress in somatic embryogenesis.
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Assunto principal:
Citoesqueleto
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Citoesqueleto de Actina
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Zea mays
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Ácidos Indolacéticos
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Microtúbulos
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2003
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Article