title: Actin microfilament dynamics and actin side-binding proteins in plants.
abstract: Actin microfilaments are highly organized and essential intracellular components of organelle movement and cell morphogenesis in plants. The organization of these microfilaments undergoes dynamic changes during cell division, elongation, and differentiation. Recent live-cell imaging of plant actin microfilaments has revealed their native organization and remarkable dynamics. In addition, characterization of plant actin side-binding proteins has progressed rapidly by genetic, biochemical, and bioinformatic approaches. The gathering and integration of microscopy-based information from actin microfilament dynamics and the molecular identification of actin side-binding proteins have provided considerable insights into actin microfilament-dependent events and actin microfilament organization in plants.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8562, Japan.
authors.forename: Takumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Higaki
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.forename: Seiichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hasezawa
mesh_terms: D008841:Actin Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D060365:Chloroplast Proteins; D005700:Galactosyltransferases / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D008840:Microfilament Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D009218:Myosins / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D060365:Chloroplast Proteins; C089004:ERD10 protein, Arabidopsis; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D008840:Microfilament Proteins; C483724:chloroplast unusual positioning1 protein, Arabidopsis; C026742:plastin; C026615:villin; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D005700:Galactosyltransferases; C478982:MUR3 protein, Arabidopsis; D009218:Myosins