Abstract
The actin cytoskeleton has close but so far incompletely understood connections to plasmodesmata, the cell junctions of plants. Plasmodesmata are essential for plant development and responses to biotic and abiotic stresses and facilitate the intercellular exchange of metabolites and hormones but also macromolecules such as proteins and RNAs. The molecular size exclusion limited of plasmodesmata is dynamically regulated, including by actin-associated proteins. Therefore, experimental analysis of plasmodesmal regulation can be relevant to plant cytoskeleton research. This chapter presents two simple imaging-based protocols for analyzing macromolecular cell-to-cell connectivity in leaves.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The plant cytoskeleton |
| Subtitle of host publication | methods and protocols |
| Editors | Patrick J. Hussey, Pengwei Wang |
| Place of Publication | New York, NY |
| Publisher | Humana Press |
| Chapter | 14 |
| Pages | 193-202 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781071628676 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781071628669, 9781071628690 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 12 Feb 2023 |
Publication series
| Name | Methods in molecular biology |
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| Volume | 2604 |
| ISSN (Print) | 1064-3745 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 1940-6029 |
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Biochemical and microscopical investigation of heavy metal associated isoprenylated plant protein 7 (HIPP7) as a component and regulator of plasmodesmata
Barr, Z. K. (Author), Tilsner, J. (Supervisor), Roberts, A. G. (Supervisor) & Hemsley, P. (Supervisor), 2 Jul 2025Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis (PhD)
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