ArticlePlant physiology1995
Actin Filaments in Mature Guard Cells Are Radially Distributed and Involved in Stomatal Movement.
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- Cytoskeletal control of development and environmental adaptation in plants.Science China. Life sciences · 2026Review
- Endomembrane trafficking driven by microtubule growth regulates stomatal movement in Arabidopsis.Nature communications · 2024Article
- NET4 and RabG3 link actin to the tonoplast and facilitate cytoskeletal remodelling during stomatal immunity.Nature communications · 2023Article
- Research on the Molecular Interaction Mechanism between Plants and Pathogenic Fungi.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate regulates SCAB1-mediated F-actin reorganization during stomatal closure in Arabidopsis.The Plant cell · 2022Article
- Distinct Roles for KASH Proteins SINE1 and SINE2 in Guard Cell Actin Reorganization, Calcium Oscillations, and Vacuolar Remodeling.Frontiers in plant science · 2022Article
- Controlling the Gate: The Functions of the Cytoskeleton in Stomatal Movement.Frontiers in plant science · 2022Review
- MPK3- and MPK6-mediated VLN3 phosphorylation regulates actin dynamics during stomatal immunity in Arabidopsis.Nature communications · 2021Article
- A Role for Plant KASH Proteins in Regulating Stomatal Dynamics.Plant physiology · 2020Article
- Guard Cell Microfilament Analyzer Facilitates the Analysis of the Organization and Dynamics of Actin Filaments inInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2019Article
- Arabidopsis ADF5 promotes stomatal closure by regulating actin cytoskeleton remodeling in response to ABA and drought stress.Journal of experimental botany · 2019Article
- Boolean Calcium Signalling Model Predicts Calcium Role in Acceleration and Stability of Abscisic Acid-Mediated Stomatal Closure.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- Actin filament reorganisation controlled by the SCAR/WAVE complex mediates stomatal response to darkness.The New phytologist · 2017Article
- Battening Down the Hatches: A Role for CASEIN KINASE1-LIKE PROTEIN2 in Stomatal Closure.The Plant cell · 2016Article
- CASEIN KINASE1-LIKE PROTEIN2 Regulates Actin Filament Stability and Stomatal Closure via Phosphorylation of Actin Depolymerizing Factor.The Plant cell · 2016Article
- Allyl Isothiocyanate Inhibits Actin-Dependent Intracellular Transport in Arabidopsis thaliana.International journal of molecular sciences · 2015Article
- Interconnection between actin cytoskeleton and plant defense signaling.Plant signaling & behavior · 2014Review
- Interaction between Calcium and Actin in Guard Cell and Pollen Signaling Networks.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2013Review
- Rapid structural changes and acidification of guard cell vacuoles during stomatal closure require phosphatidylinositol 3,5-bisphosphate.The Plant cell · 2013Article
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Abstract
Stomatal movements, which regulate gas exchange in plants, involve pronounced changes in the shape and volume of the guard cell. To test whether the changes are regulated by actin filaments, we visualized microfilaments in mature guard cells and examined the effects of actin antagonists on stomatal movements. Immunolocalization on fixed cells and microinjection of fluorescein isothiocyanate-phalloidin into living guard cells of Commelina communis L. showed that cortical microfilaments were radially distributed, fanning out from the stomatal pore site, resembling the known pattern of microtubules. Treatment of epidermal peels with phalloidin prior to stabilizing microfilaments with m-maleimidobenzoyl N-hydroxysuccimimide caused dense packing of radial microfilaments and an accumulation of actin around many organelles. Both stomatal closing induced by abscisic acid and opening under light were inhibited. Treatment of guard cells with cytochalasin D abolished the radial pattern of microfilaments; generated sparse, poorly oriented arrays; and caused partial opening of dark-closed stomata. These results suggest that microfilaments participate in stomatal aperture regulation.
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