ArticlePlant physiology1999
Impacts of aluminum on the cytoskeleton of the maize root apex. short-term effects on the distal part of the transition zone
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- Isolation and Characterization of an Aluminum-resistant Mutant in Rice.Rice (New York, N.Y.) · 2016Article
- Aluminium-induced reduction of plant growth in alfalfa (Medicago sativa) is mediated by interrupting auxin transport and accumulation in roots.Scientific reports · 2016Article
- Cell Wall Pectin and its Methyl-esterification in Transition Zone Determine Al Resistance in Cultivars of Pea (Pisum sativum).Frontiers in plant science · 2016Article
- Overexpressing OsPIN2 enhances aluminium internalization by elevating vesicular trafficking in rice root apex.Journal of experimental botany · 2015Article
- Aluminum ions alter the function of non-specific phospholipase C through the changes in plasma membrane physical properties.Plant signaling & behavior · 2015Article
- Nitric Oxide-Mediated Maize Root Apex Responses to Nitrate are Regulated by Auxin and Strigolactones.Frontiers in plant science · 2015Article
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Abstract
Using monoclonal tubulin and actin antibodies, Al-mediated alterations to microtubules (MTs) and actin microfilaments (MFs) were shown to be most prominent in cells of the distal part of the transition zone (DTZ) of an Al-sensitive maize (Zea mays L.) cultivar. An early response to Al (1 h, 90 μM) was the depletion of MTs in cells of the DTZ, specifically in the outermost cortical cell file. However, no prominent changes to the MT cytoskeleton were found in elongating cells treated with Al for 1 h in spite of severe inhibition of root elongation. Al-induced early alterations to actin MFs were less dramatic and consisted of increased actin fluorescence of partially disintegrated MF arrays in cells of the DTZ. These tissue- and development-specific alterations to the cytoskeleton were preceded by and/or coincided with Al-induced depolarization of the plasma membrane and with callose formation, particularly in the outer cortex cells of the DTZ. Longer Al supplies (>6 h) led to progressive enhancements of lesions to the MT cytoskeleton in the epidermis and two to three outer cortex cell files. Our data show that the cytoskeleton in the cells of the DTZ is especially sensitive to Al, consistent with the recently proposed specific Al sensitivity of this unique, apical maize root zone.
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