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Actin Cytoskeleton Related to Gravisensing in Higher Plants

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Actin: A Dynamic Framework for Multiple Plant Cell Functions

Part of the book series: Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences ((DPSS,volume 89))

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Gravisensing cells (statocytes) from plant root caps are characterized by a polar arrangement of organelles and sedimented amyloplast-based statoliths. Immunofluorescence microscopy fails to visualize prominent actin filaments in statocytes but indicates a highly dynamic cytoskeletal network, composed at least of actin, myosin-like proteins and profilin, surrounding sedimented statoliths. Experiments under microgravity demonstrated that the positioning of statoliths depends on the external gravitational force and on endocellular cytoskeleton-based forces exerted on their surfaces. Accepting the amyloplast-based statolith hypothesis, these results strongly suggest that gravisensing occurs in a close vicinity of statolith surfaces. Experiments with grass nodes revealed transient changes of the signalling molecule IP3 within few seconds after gravistimulation. The importance of mutants for dissecting the gravity-related signal transduction chains is highlighted.

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Volkmann, D., Baluška, F. (2000). Actin Cytoskeleton Related to Gravisensing in Higher Plants. In: Staiger, C.J., Baluška, F., Volkmann, D., Barlow, P.W. (eds) Actin: A Dynamic Framework for Multiple Plant Cell Functions. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 89. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9460-8_31

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