title: Actin-based mechanisms for light-dependent intracellular positioning of nuclei and chloroplasts in Arabidopsis.
abstract: The plant organelles, chloroplast and nucleus, change their position in response to light. In Arabidopsis thaliana leaf cells, chloroplasts and nuclei are distributed along the inner periclinal wall in darkness. In strong blue light, they become positioned along the anticlinal wall, while in weak blue light, only chloroplasts are accumulated along the inner and outer periclinal walls. Blue-light dependent positioning of both organelles is mediated by the blue-light receptor phototropin and controlled by the actin cytoskeleton. Interestingly, however, it seems that chloroplast movement requires short, fine actin filaments organized at the chloroplast edge, whereas nuclear movement does cytoplasmic, thick actin bundles intimately associated with the nucleus. Although there are many similarities between photo-relocation movements of chloroplasts and nuclei, plant cells appear to have evolved distinct mechanisms to regulate actin organization required for driving the movements of these organelles.
authors: Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
authors: Kosei
authors: K
authors: Iwabuchi
authors: Shingo
authors: S
authors: Takagi
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000502:physiology*; D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000166:cytology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000502:physiology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D002736:Chloroplasts / Q000502:physiology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000502:physiology; D008027:Light; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000166:cytology
chemical_list: D000199:Actins