Cytochalasin D does not inhibit gravitropism in roots.

Abstract:

:It is generally thought that sedimenting plastids are responsible for gravity sensing in higher plants. We directly tested the model generated by the current statolith hypothesis that the gravity sensing that leads to gravitropism results from an interaction between the plastids and actin microfilaments. We find that the primary roots of rice, corn, and cress undergo normal gravitropism and growth even when exposed to cytochalasin D, a disruptor of actin microfilaments. These results indicate that an interaction between amyloplasts and the actin cytoskeleton is not critical for gravity sensing in higher plants and weaken the current statolith hypothesis.

journal_name

Am J Bot

authors

Staves MP,Wayne R,Leopold AC

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1997-11-01 00:00:00

pages

1530-5

issue

11

eissn

0002-9122

issn

1537-2197

journal_volume

84

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