Actin: A Dynamic Framework for Multiple Plant Cell Functions

1. Front Matter

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2. The Significance of Diversity in the Plant Actin Gene Family

   • Richard B. Meagher, Elizabeth C. McKinney, Muthugapatti K. Kandasamy

   Pages 3-27

3. Myosins

   • Stefanie Reichelt, John Kendrick-Jones

   Pages 29-44

4. Profilin

   • Bryan C. Gibbon, Christopher J. Staiger

   Pages 45-65

5. Actin Depolymerizing Factor

   • David R. Kovar, Christopher J. Staiger

   Pages 67-85

6. Fimbrin

   • David W. McCurdy, Christopher J. Staiger

   Pages 87-102

7. Characterization of Native Actin-Binding Proteins from Pollen

   • Etsuo Yokota, Teruo Shimmen

   Pages 103-118

8. Sucrose Metabolism and the Actin Cytoskeleton: SuSy as Actin-Binding Protein

   • Heike Winter, Steven C. Huber

   Pages 119-128

9. Actin in Protein Synthesis and Protein Body Formation

   • Bratislav Stanković, Amy Clore, Shunnosuke Abe, Brian Larkins, Eric Davies

   Pages 129-143

10. Cortical Actin Interacts with the Plasma Membrane and Microtubules

    • David A. Collings, Nina S. Allen

    Pages 145-163

11. Cytoplasmic Streaming: from Flow to Track

    • Franz Grolig, Elisabeth S. Pierson

    Pages 165-190

12. Motility of Endoplasmic Reticulum in Plant Cells

    • Irene K. Lichtscheidl, František Baluška

    Pages 191-201

13. Roles for Actin Filaments in Chloroplast Motility and Anchoring

    • Shingo Takagi

    Pages 203-212

14. Actin and Cytomorphogenesis in the Giant, Single-Celled Green Algae Acetabularia and Micrasterias

    • Ursula Lütz-Meindl, Diedrik Menzel

    Pages 213-236

15. Actin in Characean Rhizoids and Protonemata

    • Markus Braun, Geoffrey O. Wasteneys

    Pages 237-258

16. Actin in Characean Internodal Cells

    • Ilse Foissner, Geoffrey O. Wasteneys

    Pages 259-274

17. Organization and Functions of Actin in Hyphal Tip Growth

    • I. Brent Heath

    Pages 275-300

18. RHO Gtpases and the Actin Cytoskeleton

    • Hai Li, Zhenbiao Yang

    Pages 301-321

19. Actin in Pollen and Pollen Tubes

    • Luis Vidali, Peter K. Hepler

    Pages 323-345

20. Actin Rearrangements in Pollen Tubes are Stimulated by the Self-Incompatibility (SI) Response in Papaver Rhoeas L.

    • Benjamin N. Snowman, Anja Geitmann, Anne Mie C. Emons, Vernonica E. Franklin-Tong

    Pages 347-360

Actin is an extremely abundant protein that comprises a dynamic polymeric network present in all eukaryotic cells, known as the actin cytoskeleton. The structure and function of the actin cytoskeleton, which is modulated by a plethora of actin-binding proteins, performs a diverse range of cellular roles. Well-documented functions for actin include: providing the molecular tracks for cytoplasmic streaming and organelle movements; formation of tethers that guide the cell plate to the division site during cytokinesis; creation of honeycomb-like arrays that enmesh and immobilize plastids in unique subcellular patterns; supporting the vesicle traffic and cytoplasmic organization essential for the directional secretory mechanism that underpins tip growth of certain cells; and coordinating the elaborate cytoplasmic responses to extra- and intracellular signals. The previous two decades have witnessed an immense accumulation of data relating to the cellular, biochemical, and molecular aspects of all these fundamental cellular processes. This prompted the editors to put together a diverse collection of topics, contributed by established international experts, related to the plant actin cytoskeleton. Because the actin cytoskeleton impinges on a multitude of processes critical for plant growth and development, as well as for responses to the environment, the book will be invaluable to any researcher, from the advanced undergraduate to the senior investigator, who is interested in these areas of plant cell biology.

• Chloroplast
• Elongation
• Fungi
• Pathogen
• Protein
• Transport
• algae
• genes
• intracellular signals
• molecular aspects
• morphogenesis
• plasma membrane
• signal transduction
• Biological Microscopy

`I enjoyed reading Actin: A Dynamic Framework for Multiple Plant Cell Functions and commend the editors for doing such a good job. This book is a must for researchers interested in the plant cytoskeleton. The book can be used in graduate-level classes, and it is recommended for acquisition by university libraries.'
Plant Science Bulletin, 47:2 (2001)

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