Open AccessThe Arabidopsis Wave Complex: Mechanisms Of Localized Actin Polymerization And Growth
Author(s) -
Daniel B. Szymanski
Publication year - 2012
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/1053522
Subject(s) - actin , protein filament , arabidopsis , polymerization , plant cell , microbiology and biotechnology , plant growth , chemistry , biophysics , biology , polymer , botany , biochemistry , gene , mutant , organic chemistry
The objective of this project was to discover the protein complexes and control mechanisms that determine the location of actin filament roadways in plant cells. Our work provided the first molecular description of protein complexes that are converted from inactive complexes to active actin filament nucleators in the cell. These discoveries provided a conceptual framework to control to roadways in plant cells that determine the location and delivery of plant metabolites and storage molecules that are relevant to the bioenergy economy