title: From hormone signal, via the cytoskeleton, to cell growth in single cells of tobacco.
abstract: Cultured mesophyll protoplasts of Nicotiana tabacum L. can be hormonally induced into different developmental pathways. In a medium containing auxins (NAA) and cytokinins (BAP) cells divide and eventually give rise to calli. When only auxins are present cells elongate and finally differentiate into very long tubular cells. We focused on the sequence of events leading to elongation. When cultured in a high (1 mg/l) auxin concentration elongating cells seem to pass a certain threshold and increase their nuclear DNA up to about 16C. Cells cultured in a low (0.065 mg/l) auxin concentration only have C-values up to 4C, are unable to pass this threshold and finally fail to elongate. Besides the concentration dependence of the auxin signal, the efflux of auxin seems to be necessary for elongation since addition of TIBA drastically reduces the amount of elongating cells. Concomitant with the changes in nuclear physiology, auxin-induced axiality is seen as sequential rearrangements of microtubules and actin-filaments and of cell wall cellulose microfibrils from 'randomly' arranged in spherical cells to an orientation perpendicular to the long axis of elongating cells.
authors.affiliation: Dept. Biology, University of Antwerp (UIA), Universiteitsplein 1, Wilrijk, B-2610, Belgium.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vissenberg
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Quelo
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Van Gestel
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Olyslaegers
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Verbelen
mesh_terms: D000225:Adenine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000502:physiology; D001593:Benzyl Compounds; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003583:Cytokinins / Q000502:physiology; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000378:metabolism; D007210:Indoleacetic Acids / Q000502:physiology; D007701:Kinetin; D020894:Microfibrils / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D009280:Naphthaleneacetic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators / Q000502:physiology*; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D011523:Protoplasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D011687:Purines; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D014026:Nicotiana / Q000166:cytology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D001593:Benzyl Compounds; D003583:Cytokinins; D018744:DNA, Plant; D007210:Indoleacetic Acids; D009280:Naphthaleneacetic Acids; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators; D011687:Purines; D000225:Adenine; C480551:benzylaminopurine; D007701:Kinetin