Dynamics and functions of the actin cytoskeleton during the plant cell cycle

In eukaryotic cells, the course of the cell cycle depends on correct cytoskeleton arrangement. The cell cycle consists of several phases, and in each of them the cytoskeleton has a unique structure and set of characteristics. The dynamics of the cytoskeleton together with its binding proteins greatly contribute to progression of the cell cycle. Here, we mainly review recent research on the dynamic distribution of the actin cytoskeleton and actin-binding proteins, and the mechanisms by which they affect the ...     

细胞骨架在植物细胞周期进程中的动态变化及其调控?

细胞周期,即细胞生长与分裂的周期,是生命得以世代繁衍而生生不息的基础.真核细胞有丝分裂周期进程调控的分子机制高度保守.其间,微管和微丝骨架进行有规律的动态变化,顺次组成各种细胞生长和分裂装置,主动参与细胞周期进程的调节.然而,高等植物细胞周期不同时相分别有着与动物细胞不完全相同的、独特的细胞骨架列阵.而这些列阵的产生和维持直接依赖于众多细胞骨架结合蛋白以及上游信号分子的调控.本文重点综述了植物细胞周期进程中微管和微丝骨架的动态变化规律以及参与植物细胞骨架动态和有丝分裂装置组装调控的细胞骨架结合蛋白的最新研究进展,同时对细胞骨架在植物细胞周期进程中研究进行总结和展望.     

Dynamics and roles of phragmoplast microfilaments in cell plate formation during cytokinesis of tobacco BY-2 cells

The phragmoplast is a special apparatus that functions in establishing a cell plate in dividing plant cells. It is known that microfilaments （MFs） are involved in constituting phragmoplast structure, but the dynamic distribution and role of phragmoplast MFs are far from being understood. In this study, the precise structure and dynamics of MFs during the initiation and the late lateral expansion of the phragmoplast were observed by using a tobacco BY-2 cell line stably expressing the microfilament reporter construct GFP-fABD2. Three-dimensional imaging showed that the phragmoplast MFs were initiated by two populations of MFs emerging between the reconstituting daughter nuclei at anaphase, which migrated to the mid-zone and gave rise to two layers of microfilament arrays. FM4-64 stained vesicles accumulated and fused with the cell plate between the two populations of MFs. The two layers of microfilament arrays of phragmoplast with ends overlapped always surrounded the centrifugally expanding cell plate. Partial disruption of MFs at metaphase by low concentration of latrunculin B resulted in the inhibition of the cell plate consolidation and the blockage of cell plate lateral expansion, whereas high concentration of latrunculin B restrained the progression of the cell cycle. Treating the cell after the initiation of phragmoplast led to the cease of the expansion of the cell plate. Our observations provide new insights into the precise structure and dynamics of phragmoplast MFs during cytokinesis and suggest that dynamic phragmoplast MFs are important in cell plate formation.