Visualization of Cellulose Synthase Demonstrates Functional Association with Microtubules
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- 9 June 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 312 (5779) , 1491-1495
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1126551
Abstract
Expression of a functional yellow fluorescent protein fusion to cellulose synthase (CESA) in transgenic Arabidopsis plants allowed the process of cellulose deposition to be visualized in living cells. Spinning disk confocal microscopy revealed that CESA complexes in the plasma membrane moved at constant rates in linear tracks that were aligned and were coincident with cortical microtubules. Within each observed linear track, complex movement was bidirectional. Inhibition of microtubule polymerization changed the fine-scale distribution and pattern of moving CESA complexes in the membrane, indicating a relatively direct mechanism for guidance of cellulose deposition by the cytoskeleton.Keywords
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