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Examination of unfixed immature somatic embryos of white spruce (Picea glauca) with fluorescent rhodamine-labeled phalloidin revealed an extensive network of fine actin microfilaments (MFs) in the embryonal region which were not detected in specimens fixed with formaldehyde. Transition cells linking the embryonal region and suspensor cells contained fine MFs as well as bundles of MFs. The large, highly vacuolated suspensor cells were characterized by actin MF cables only. Treatment of embryos with cytochalasin B (CB) removed the fine MFs from the embryonal region and transition cells, but many MF cables in suspensor cells were resistant. Full recovery from CB treatment was observed in most somatic embryos. Embryogenic protoplasts capable of regenerating to somatic embryos in culture were released from only the embryonal region of somatic embryos. Both uninucleate and multinucleate embryogenic protoplasts retained the extensive network of fine actin MFs. In contrast, protoplasts derived from vacuolated suspensor cells and vacuolated free-floating cells contained thick MF bundles and were not embryogenic. Distinct MF cages enclosed nuclei in multinucleate protoplasts and may be responsible for preventing nuclear fusion. Microspectrophotometric analyses showed that the DNA contents of embryonal cells in the embryo and embryogenic protoplasts were similar and characteristic of rapidly dividing cell populations. However, transition and suspensor cells which released nonembryogenic protoplasts appeared to be arrested in G1, and suspensor cells showed signs of DNA degradation.
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Binarova, P., Cihalikova, C., Dolezel, J. et al. Actin distribution in somatic embryos and embryogenic protoplasts of white spruce (Picea glauca). In Vitro Cell.Dev.Biol.-Plant 32, 59–65 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02823132
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