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The root microtubule cytoskeleton and cell cycle analysis through desiccation of Brassica napus seedlings.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
- The influence of polysiloxane functional groups on phototrophic colonization.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- How to Survive without Water: A Short Lesson on the Desiccation Tolerance of Budding Yeast.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Chromosome-condensed G1 phase yeast cells are tolerant to desiccation stress.Microbial cell (Graz, Austria) · 2022Article
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- Cold Acclimation Improves the Desiccation Stress Resilience of Polar Strains ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2019Article
- Microcystin-LR and cylindrospermopsin induced alterations in chromatin organization of plant cells.Marine drugs · 2013Review
- Multiple functionally divergent and conserved copies of alpha tubulin in bdelloid rotifers.BMC evolutionary biology · 2012Article
- A molecular analysis of desiccation tolerance mechanisms in the anhydrobiotic nematode Panagrolaimus superbus using expressed sequenced tags.BMC research notes · 2012Article
- Protein accumulation in leaves and roots associated with improved drought tolerance in creeping bentgrass expressing an ipt gene for cytokinin synthesis.Journal of experimental botany · 2011Article
- An expressed sequence tag analysis of the intertidal brown seaweeds Fucus serratus (L.) and F. vesiculosus (L.) (Heterokontophyta, Phaeophyceae) in response to abiotic stressors.Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.) · 2010Article
- Tubulin and its prokaryotic homologue FtsZ: a structural and functional comparison.Science progress · 2009Review
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Abstract
Desiccation tolerance (DT) of orthodox seeds is reduced upon their germination. The main aim of this study was to estimate the range of rape seedling DT by examining the consequences of desiccation on the distribution, stability and orientation of microtubules in diverse cells. Using different parameters, such as relative water content (RWC), the tetrazolium viability test and electrolyte leakage, it has been demonstrated that a small percentage decrease in relative humidity can cause irreparable changes in membrane permeability, as well as in nuclear structure and microtubule cytoskeleton stability. Seedling root tips survived when exposed to low desiccation stress intensity, but small changes in microtubule behavior were observed. Cortical microtubules formed thick arrays, especially near the plasma membrane. Water loss also resulted in a reduction of the mitotic activity. More rapid desiccation caused microtubule depolymerization. Occasionally, abnormal tubulin aggregates were visible. Cell divisions were not detectable under these conditions. Due to the observable microtubule defects, the hypersensitivity of the microtubule cytoskeleton might be a useful and simple parameter for estimating environmental stress intensity.
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