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ACTIN NETWORK AS A NORMAL COMPONENT OF THE CYTOSKELETON IN MANY VASCULAR PLANT CELLS
Author(s) -
Parthasarathy M. V.,
Perdue Tony D.,
Witztum Allan,
Alvernaz Jennie
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
american journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.218
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1537-2197
pISSN - 0002-9122
DOI - 10.1002/j.1537-2197.1985.tb08386.x
Subject(s) - biology , actin , phalloidin , microbiology and biotechnology , plant cell , cytoskeleton , actin cytoskeleton , actina , actin remodeling , biophysics , cell , biochemistry , gene
F‐actin was localized in cells of 17 species of vascular plants, using the F‐actin‐specific probe Rhodamine‐phalloidin. F‐actin strands formed a three‐dimensional network in these cells, and orientation of the strands varied to some extent depending on the cell shape. The strands often appeared to terminate near or at the plasma membrane. The observations presented, taken together with those from relevant literature, suggest that actin is a normal component of most, if not all, plant cells.