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

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Part of the book series: Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences ((DPSS,volume 89))

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Cytomorphogenesis in the giant celled, uninucleate green algae Acetabularia and Micrasterias involves the actin cytoskeleton in different ways. Acetabularia in its sporophytic stage is a tip growing system which undergoes changes in the geometry of the apex in order to initiate the morphogenesis of lateral organs. The subapical wall becomes specifically modified to allow local expansion. These changes are predicted by changes in the intracellular actin pattern. Micrasterias, on the other hand, is a symmetrically expanding system. Modification of the cell shape is caused by spatially restricted increase in cell wall growth after exocytosis of specific vesicles. The actin cytoskeleton is required for exocytosis and vesicle transport in both growing and non-growing areas.

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  2. Botanisches Institut, Universität Bonn, Kirschallee 1, D-53115, Bonn, Germany

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Lütz-Meindl, U., Menzel, D. (2000). Actin and Cytomorphogenesis in the Giant, Single-Celled Green Algae Acetabularia and Micrasterias . In: Staiger, C.J., Baluška, F., Volkmann, D., Barlow, P.W. (eds) Actin: A Dynamic Framework for Multiple Plant Cell Functions. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 89. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9460-8_13

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