title: The functions of the cytoskeleton and associated proteins during mitosis and cytokinesis in plant cells.
abstract: In higher plants, microtubule (MT)-based, and actin filament (AF)-based structures play important roles in mitosis and cytokinesis. Besides the mitotic spindle, the evolution of a band comprising cortical MTs and AFs, namely, the preprophase band (PPB), is evident in plant cells. This band forecasts a specific division plane before the initiation of mitosis. During cytokinesis, another plant-specific cytoskeletal structure called the phragmoplast guides vesicles in the creation of a new cell wall. In addition, a number of cytoskeleton-associated proteins are reportedly involved in the formation and function of the PPB, mitotic spindle, and phragmoplast. This review summarizes current knowledge on the cytoskeleton-associated proteins that mediate the cytoskeletal arrays during mitosis and cytokinesis in plant cells and discusses the interaction between MTs and AFs involved in mitosis and cytokinesis.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Regulation Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Beijing Normal University Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Shanwei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Regulation Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Beijing Normal University Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Tiantian
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Regulation Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Beijing Normal University Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Haiyun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ren
keywords: cytokinesis; cytoskeleton; mitosis; phragmoplast; plant; preprophase band; spindle