Head-neck domain of Arabidopsis myosin XI,MYA2, fused with GFP produces F-actin patterns that coincide with fast organelle streaming in different plant cells |
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Authors: | Nadine Walter Carola L Holweg |
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Affiliation: | 1.University of Freiburg, Biology II,Freiburg,Germany |
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Abstract: | Background The cytoskeletal mechanisms that underlie organelle transport in plants are intimately linked to acto-myosin function. This function is mediated by the attachment of myosin heads to F-actin and the binding of cargo to the tails. Acto-myosin also powers vigorous cytoplasmic streaming in plant cells. Class XI myosins exhibit strikingly fast velocities and may have extraordinary roles in cellular motility. Studies of the structural basis of organelle transport have focused on the cargo-binding tails of myosin XI, revealing a close relationship with the transport of peroxisomes, mitochondria, and Golgi-vesicles. Links between myosin heads and F-actin-based motility have been less investigated. To address this function, we performed localization studies using the head-neck domain of AtMYA2, a myosin XI from Arabidopsis. |
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