Assembly of cortical microtubules during cold treatment of the coenocytic green alga,Chaetomorpha moniligera |
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Authors: | S. Mizuta M. Kaneko S. Tsurumi |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kochi University, 780 Akebono-cho Kochi, Japan;(2) Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kobe University, 657 Nada-ku Kobe, Japan |
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Abstract: | The effects of cold treatment on the cortical microtubules (MTs) of Chaetomorpha moniligera Kjellman were investigated by immunofluorescence microscopy. Cortical MTs in Chaetomorpha thallus are arranged longitudinally. In this study, 70–75% of MTs disassembled within 4 h on ice while the others remained stable under these conditions. Reticulate background immunofluorescence, assumed to indicate the presence of a tubulin monomer, was distributed about the stable MTs. Immunofluorescence was prominent in only 50% of the cells. Tubulin polymerization was noted where the background and MT immunofluorescence was strong. New MTs grew transversely as single strings or clusters from the sides of MTs after cold treatment for 4 h and elongated with time to take on a reticulate form at 24 h. The significance of this tubulin polymerization under cold treatment is discussed.Abbreviations MT microtubule - MTOC microtubule-organizing center |
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Keywords: | Chaetomorpha Cold treatment Cortical microtubule Immunofluorescence Microtubule assembly |
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