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1. Ser6 in the maize actin‐depolymerizing factor, ZmADF3, is phosphorylated by a calcium‐stimulated protein kinase and is essential for the control of functional activity

Author:
Andrei P. Smertenko; Chang‐Jie Jiang; Nicola J. Simmons; Alan G. Weeds; Dewi R. Davies; Patrick J. Hussey
Source:
plant journal 1998 v.14 no.2 pp. 187-193
ISSN:
0960-7412
Subject:
actin; amino acids; ammonium sulfate; corn; phosphorylation; protein kinases; root hairs
Abstract:
... Maize actin‐depolymerizing factor, ZmADF, binds both G‐ and F‐actin and enhances in vitro actin dynamics. Evidence from studies on vertebrate ADF/cofilin supports the view that this class of protein responds to intracellular and extracellular signals and causes actin reorganization. As a test to determine whether such signal‐responsive pathways existed in plants, this study addressed the a ...
DOI:
10.1046/j.1365-313X.1998.00107.x

2. Proteins reacting with cadherin and catenin antibodies are present in maize showing tissue-, domain-, and development-specific associations with endoplasmic-reticulum membranes and actin microfilaments in root cells

Author:
F. Baluška; J. Šamaj; D. Volkmann
Source:
Protoplasma 1999 v.206 no.1-3 pp. 174-187
ISSN:
0033-183X
Subject:
actin; adhesion; animals; antibodies; antigens; cadherins; calreticulin; cell adhesion; corn; electron microscopy; endodermis; endoplasmic reticulum; mannitol; microfilaments; root hairs; stele
Abstract:
... With heterologous antibodies raised against animal N-cadherin, α-catenin, and β-catenin, we have visualized their reactive proteins within cells of maize root apices. Embedding using Steedman's wax allowed us to accomplish tissue-specific analysis which revealed that cells of epidermis, endodermis/pericycle, and outer stele tissues, all of which are tightly associated to each other, are especially ...
DOI:
10.1007/BF01279265

3. Tripsacum dactyloides (Poaceae): a natural model system to study parthenogenesis

Author:
Jörg Bantin; Fritz Matzk; Thomas Dresselhaus
Source:
Sexual plant reproduction 2001 v.14 no.4 pp. 219-226
ISSN:
0934-0882
Subject:
Antennaria; hybrids; gametophytes; diploidy; ova; parthenogenesis; genome; embryogenesis; corn; flow cytometry; crossing; gene expression; apomixis; endosperm; tetraploidy; actin; Tripsacum dactyloides; pollination
Abstract:
... Diplosporous apomeiosis, formation of unreduced embryo sacs primarily of the Antennaria type, followed by parthenogenetic embryo development and pseudogamy (fertilization of the central cell) describe gametophytic apomixis within the Tripsacum agamic complex. Tripsacum dactyloides (Eastern gamagrass) is a close relative of domesticated maize and was chosen as a natural model system to investigate ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00497-001-0119-z
PubMed:
24573430

4. F-actin-dependent endocytosis of cell wall pectins in meristematic root cells. Insights from brefeldin A-induced compartments

Author:
Baluska, F.; Hlavacka, A.; Samaj, J.; Palme, K.; Robinson, D.G.; Matoh, T.; McCurdy, D.W.; Menzel, D.; Volkmann, D.
Source:
Plant physiology 2002 v.130 no.1 pp. 422-431
ISSN:
0032-0889
Subject:
developmental stages; endocytosis; roots; endoplasmic reticulum; plant proteins; cell walls; meristems; microfilaments; brefeldin A; plasma membrane; actin; plant development; Zea mays; pectins; exocytosis; corn; cold; Golgi apparatus; protoplasts; food crops; protein synthesis; chemical constituents of plants
Abstract:
... Brefeldin A (BFA) inhibits exocytosis but allows endocytosis, making it a valuable agent to identify molecules that recycle at cell peripheries. In plants, formation of large intracellular compartments in response to BFA treatment is a unique feature of some, but not all, cells. Here, we have analyzed assembly and distribution of BFA compartments in development- and tissue-specific contexts of gro ...
PubMed:
12226521
PubMed Central:
PMC166574

5. Enhanced gravitropism of roots with a disrupted cap actin cytoskeleton

Author:
Hou, G.; Mohamalawari, D.R.; Blancaflor, E.B.
Source:
Plant physiology 2003 v.131 no.3 pp. 1360-1373
ISSN:
0032-0889
Subject:
plant proteins; microfilaments; gravity; actin; Zea mays; oryzalin; Linum usitatissimum; corn; forage legumes; duration; auxins; root growth; grain crops; gravitropism; physiological transport; root cap; kinetics; Medicago truncatula
PubMed:
12644685
PubMed Central:
PMC166895

6. Lysine-containing proteins in maize endosperm: a major contribution from cytoskeleton-associated carbohydrate-metabolizing enzymes

Author:
Azama, K.; Abe, S.; Sugimoto, H.; Davies, E.
Source:
Planta 2003 v.217 no.4 pp. 628-638
ISSN:
0032-0935
Subject:
carbohydrate metabolism; Zea mays; lysine; grain crops; tubulin; bioaccumulation; fructose-bisphosphate aldolase; corn; actin; cytoskeleton; amino acid sequences; endosperm; zein; sucrose synthase; storage proteins; seed development
Abstract:
... We measured fresh weight, dry weight, total protein, and the amounts of several individual proteins during endosperm development in three varieties of maize (Zea mays L.): W64A wild-type (WT) and opaque-2 (o2), and sweet corn (SW). By 28 days after pollination (DAP), fresh weight was much higher in WT and SW than in o2, but o2 had a higher dry weight and thus a much lower water content. By 28 DAP, ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00425-003-1016-5
PubMed:
12684783

7. eEF1A isoforms change in abundance and actin-binding activity during maize endosperm development

Author:
Lopez-Valenzuela, J.A.; Gibbon, B.C.; Hughes, P.A.; Dreher, T.W.; Larkins, B.A.
Source:
Plant physiology 2003 v.133 no.3 pp. 1285-1295
ISSN:
0032-0889
Subject:
protein binding; post-translational modification; Zea mays; grain crops; RNA-binding proteins; methylation; plant proteins; protein isoforms; corn; transfer RNA; amino acid sequences; ribosomal proteins; endosperm; spectral analysis; actin; protein content; protein phosphorylation; seed development
DOI:
10.1104/pp.103.027854
PubMed:
14526107
PubMed Central:
PMC281623

8. A suite of novel promoters and terminators for plant biotechnology. II. The pPLEX series for use in monocots

Author:
Schunmann, Petra H.D.; Surin, Brian; Waterhouse, Peter M.
Source:
Functional plant biology 2003 v.30 no.4 pp. 453-460
ISSN:
1445-4408
Subject:
rice; open reading frames; ubiquitin; Magnoliopsida; vascular tissues; corn; biotechnology; gene expression; actin; Liliopsida; introns; Subterranean clover stunt virus; leaves
Abstract:
... A suite of plant expression vectors (pPLEX), constructed from the gene regulation signals from subterranean clover stunt virus (SCSV) genome, has previously been used in dicot transformation for a variety of applications in plant biotechnology. To assess their use for the transformation of monocots, a number of modifications were made to the basic vector series and assessed in rice. In their unmod ...
DOI:
10.1071/FP02167

9. Actin-dependent fluid-phase endocytosis in inner cortex cells of maize root apices

Author:
Baluska, F.; Samaj, J.; Hlavacka, A.; Kendrick-Jones, J.; Volkmann, D.
Source:
Journal of experimental botany 2004 v.55 no.396 pp. 463-473
ISSN:
0022-0957
Subject:
actin; corn; cortex; drugs; endocytosis; fluorescent dyes; light microscopy; microtubules; myosin; plasma membrane; plasmodesmata; roots; stabilizers; vacuoles
Abstract:
... The fluorescent dye Lucifer Yellow (LY) is a well-known and widely-used marker for fluid-phase endocytosis. In this paper, both light and electron microscopy revealed that LY was internalized into transition zone cells of the inner cortex of intact maize root apices. The internalized LY was localized within tubulo-vesicular compartments invaginating from the plasma membrane at actomyosin-enriched ...
DOI:
10.1093/jxb/erh042
PubMed:
14739268

10. Development and Characterization of a CP4 EPSPS-Based, Glyphosate-Tolerant Corn Event

Author:
G. R. Heck; C. L. Armstrong; J. D. Astwood; C. F. Behr; J. T. Bookout; S. M. Brown; T. A. Cavato; D. L. DeBoer; M. Y. Deng; C. George; J. R. Hillyard; C. M. Hironaka; A.R. Howe; E. H. Jakse; B. E. Ledesma; T. C. Lee; R. P. Lirette; M. L. Mangano; J. N. Mutz; Y. Qi; R. E. Rodriguez; S. R. Sidhu; A. Silvanovich; M. A. Stoecker; R. A. Yingling; J. You
Source:
Crop science 2005 v.45 no.1 pp. 329-339
ISSN:
0011-183X
Subject:
3-phosphoshikimate 1-carboxyvinyltransferase; Agrobacterium; Cauliflower mosaic virus; Oryza sativa; Western blotting; Zea mays; abnormal development; actin; agronomic traits; chlorosis; commercialization; corn; gene expression; glyphosate; glyphosate resistance; loci; male fertility; rice; trademarks; transcription (genetics); transgenes; transgenic plants
Abstract:
... 5-Enol-pyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase from Agrobacterium sp. CP4 (CP4 EPSPS) confers tolerance to the nonselective herbicide glyphosate (marketed under the trade name Roundup1)¹Roundup Ready and Roundup herbicide are trademarks of the Monsanto Company. when sufficiently expressed in transgenic plants. Dual CP4 EPSPS transgene cassettes were transformed into corn (Zea mays L.) under the tran ...
DOI:
10.2135/cropsci2005.0329

11. Development and characterization of a CP4 EPSPS-based, glyphosate-tolerant corn event

Author:
Heck, G.R.; Armstrong, C.L.; Astwood, J.D.; Behr, C.F.; Bookout, J.T.; Brown, S.M.; Cavato, T.A.; DeBoer, D.L.; Deng, M.Y.; George, C.
Source:
Crop science 2005 v.45 no.1 pp. 329-339
ISSN:
0011-183X
Subject:
Zea mays; corn; transgenic plants; genetic transformation; gene transfer; transgenes; enzymes; herbicide resistance; glyphosate; gene expression; agronomic traits; Oryza sativa; promoter regions; actin; gene segregation
Abstract:
... 5-Enol-pyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase from Agrobacterium sp. CP4 (CP4 EPSPS) confers tolerance to the nonselective herbicide glyphosate (marketed under the trade name Roundup1) when sufficiently expressed in transgenic plants. Dual CP4 EPSPS transgene cassettes were transformed into corn (Zea mays L.) under the transcriptional regulatory control of the rice (Oryza sativa L.) actin 1 (P-Ract ...

12. La3+ uptake and its effect on the cytoskeleton in root protoplasts of Zea mays L

Author:
Liu, M.; Hasenstein, K.H.
Source:
Planta 2005 v.220 no.5 pp. 658-666
ISSN:
0032-0935
Subject:
protoplasts; Zea mays; lanthanum; calcium; corn; microfilaments; magnesium; calcium channel blockers; potassium; root growth; microtubules; uptake mechanisms; actin; roots
DOI:
10.1007/s00425-004-1379-2
PubMed:
15449062

13. Recruitment of myosin VIII towards plastid surfaces is root-cap specific and provides the evidence for actomyosin involvement in root osmosensing

Author:
Wojtaszek, P.; Anielska-Mazur, A.; Gabrys, H.; Baluska, F.; Volkmann, D.
Source:
Functional plant biology 2005 v.32 no.8 pp. 721-736
ISSN:
1445-4408
Subject:
Arabidopsis thaliana; amyloplasts; Zea mays; plasmodesmata; grain crops; cell walls; osmotic pressure; corn; cytoskeleton; protein transport; myosin; root growth; root cap; actin; plasma membrane; leaves; chloroplasts
DOI:
10.1071/FP05004

14. Actin Turnover-Mediated Gravity Response in Maize Root Apices:Gravitropism of Decapped Roots Implicates Gravisensing Outside of the Root Cap

Author:
Stefano Mancuso; Peter W. Barlow; Dieter Volkmann; František Baluška
Source:
Plant signaling & behavior 2006 v.1 no.2 pp. 52-58
ISSN:
1559-2324
Subject:
Zea mays; actin; adenosinetriphosphatase; corn; cytochalasin D; depolymerization; drugs; gravity; gravity sensing; microfilaments; myosin; phalloidine; polymerization; root cap; root growth
Abstract:
... The dynamic actin cytoskeleton has been proposed to be linked to gravity sensing in plants but the mechanistic understanding of these processes remains unknown. We have performed detailed pharmacological analyses of the role of the dynamic actin cytoskeleton in gravibending of maize (Zea mays) root apices. Depolymerization of actin filaments with two drugs having different mode of their actions, c ...
DOI:
10.4161/psb.1.2.2432
PubMed:
19521476
PubMed Central:
PMC2633879

15. Auxin Immunolocalization Implicates Vesicular Neurotransmitter-Like Mode of Polar Auxin Transport in Root Apices

Author:
Markus Schlicht; Miroslav Strnad; Michael J. Scanlon; Stefano Mancuso; Frank hochholdinger; Klaus Palme; Dieter Volkmann; Diedrik Menzel; František Baluška
Source:
Plant signaling & behavior 2006 v.1 no.3 pp. 122-133
ISSN:
1559-2324
Subject:
actin; antibodies; auxins; brefeldin A; corn; endocytosis; endosomes; mutants; plant root cells; roots; secretion; synaptic vesicles
Abstract:
... Immunolocalization of auxin using a new specific antibody revealed, besides the expected diffuse cytoplasmic signal, the enrichment of auxin at cross-walls (end-poles, plant-synapses), within endosomes, and within nuclei of those root apex cells which accumulate abundant F-actin at their synapses. In Brefeldin A (BFA) treated roots, a strong auxin signal was scored within BFA compartments of cells ...
DOI:
10.4161/psb.1.3.2759
PubMed:
19521492
PubMed Central:
PMC2635008

16. The relationship between induction of embryogenesis and chromosome doubling in microspore cultures

Author:
Shim, Y. S.; Kasha, K. J.; Simion, E.; Letarte, J.
Source:
Protoplasma 2006 v.228 no.1-3 pp. 79-86
ISSN:
0033-183X
Subject:
actin; barley; cell walls; chromosome number; chromosomes; corn; embryogenesis; endopolyploidy; mannitol; temperature; wheat
Abstract:
... The objective of this paper is to review the relationship between induction of microspore embryogenesis and chromosome doubling. It has been augmented with relative data on chromosome doubling by nuclear fusion. Some of the treatments used for induction of embryogenesis may also lead to doubling of the chromosome number, either through nuclear fusion or endomitosis. High frequencies of spontaneous ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00709-006-0177-z

17. Expression of a fungal ferulic acid esterase increases cell wall digestibility of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea)

Author:
Buanafina, Marcia M. de O.; Langdon, Tim; Hauck, Barbara; Dalton, Sue; Morris, Phillip
Source:
Plant biotechnology journal 2008 v.6 no.3 pp. 264-280
ISSN:
1467-7644
Subject:
Aspergillus niger; Cauliflower mosaic virus; Festuca arundinacea; actin; arabinoxylan; bioethanol; cell death; cell walls; corn; crosslinking; digestibility; endo-1,4-beta-xylanase; esterification; ethanol production; ferulic acid; feruloyl esterase; forage grasses; fungi; lignin; rice; ruminants; ubiquitin; vacuoles
Abstract:
... In the cell walls of forage grasses, ferulic acid is esterified to arabinoxylans and participates with lignin monomers in oxidative coupling pathways to generate ferulate-polysaccharide-lignin complexes that cross-link the cell wall. Such cross-links hinder cell wall degradation by ruminant microbes, reducing plant digestibility. In this study, genetically modified Festuca arundinacea plants were ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1467-7652.2007.00317.x
PubMed:
18086237

18. Visualisation of plastids in endosperm, pollen and roots of transgenic wheat expressing modified GFP fused to transit peptides from wheat SSU RubisCO, rice FtsZ and maize ferredoxin III proteins

Author:
Primavesi, Lucia F.; Wu, Huixia; Mudd, Elisabeth A.; Day, Anil; Jones, Huw D.
Source:
Transgenic research 2008 v.17 no.4 pp. 529-543
ISSN:
0962-8819
Subject:
actin; antibodies; chloroplasts; corn; endosperm; ferredoxins; fluorescence; leaves; peptides; pollen; protein synthesis; ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase; rice; roots; tissues; transgenic plants; wheat
Abstract:
... The ability to target marker proteins to specific subcellular compartments is a powerful research tool to study the structure and development of organelles. Here transit sequences from nuclear-encoded, plastid proteins, namely rice FtsZ, maize non-photosynthetic ferredoxin III (FdIII) and the small subunit of RubisCO were used to target a modified synthetic GFP (S65G, S72A) to plastids. The locali ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11248-007-9126-7
PubMed:
17710559

19. Different Effects of Aluminum on the Actin Cytoskeleton and Brefeldin A-Sensitive Vesicle Recycling in Root Apex Cells of Two Maize Varieties Differing in Root Elongation Rate and Aluminum Tolerance

Author:
Amenós, Montse; Corrales, Isabel; Poschenrieder, Charlotte; Illéš, Peter; Baluška, Frantisek; Barceló, Juan
Source:
Plant & cell physiology 2009 v.50 no.3 pp. 528-540
ISSN:
0032-0781
Subject:
actin; aluminum; brefeldin A; corn; endocytosis; endosomes; growth retardation; microfilaments; pectins; root growth; root tips; toxicity
Abstract:
... A relationship between aluminum (Al) toxicity, endocytosis, endosomes and vesicle recycling in the root transition zone has recently been demonstrated. Here the importance of filamentous actin (F-actin)-based vesicle trafficking for Al tolerance has been investigating in maize varieties differing in their Al sensitivities. More Al was internalized into root tip cells of the Al-sensitive variety 16 ...
DOI:
10.1093/pcp/pcp013

20. Nitric oxide modulates dynamic actin cytoskeleton and vesicle trafficking in a cell type-specific manner in root apices

Author:
Kasprowicz, Anna; Szuba, Agnieszka; Volkmann, Dieter; Baluška, František; Wojtaszek, Przemysław
Source:
Journal of experimental botany 2009 v.60 no.6 pp. 1605-1617
ISSN:
0022-0957
Subject:
Zea mays; polysaccharides; nitric oxide; fluorescence; eukaryotic cells; corn; microfilaments; endocytosis; endodermis; actin; immunocytochemistry; roots
Abstract:
... NO is an important regulatory molecule in eukaryotes. Much of its effect is ascribed to the action of NO as a signalling molecule. However, NO can also directly modify proteins thus affecting their activities. Although the signalling functions of NO are relatively well recognized in plants, very little is known about its potential influence on the structural integrity of plant cells. In this study ...
DOI:
10.1093/jxb/erp033
PubMed:
19261922
PubMed Central:
PMC2671617