Article
Arabidopsis VILLIN2 and VILLIN3 act redundantly in sclerenchyma development via bundling of actin filaments.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Sept 2012
Bao Chanchan, Wang Juan, Zhang Ruihui, Zhang Baocai, Zhang Hua, Zhou Yihua, Huang Shanjin
Abstract excerpt
The organization of the actin cytoskeleton has been implicated in sclerenchyma development. However, the molecular mechanisms linking the actin cytoskeleton to this process remain poorly understood. In particular, there have been no studies showing that direct genetic manipulation of the actin cytoskeleton affects sclerenchyma development. Villins belong to the villin/gelsolin/fragmin superfamily and are...
Topics
- Actin Cytoskeleton
- Actins
- Arabidopsis
- Arabidopsis Proteins
- Cell Wall
- Inflorescence
- Microfilament Proteins
- Mutagenesis, Insertional
- Phenotype
- Plant Stems
- Plant Vascular Bundle
- Recombinant Proteins
