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Double labeling with fluorescent probes showed that in the cortical cytoplasm of pollen tubes ofNicotiana tabacum andLilium longiflorum, the microtubules and actin filaments co-localize for the most part. They displayed complex net-axial or helical distributions. They structural association of microtubules and actin filaments implies a functional relationship with respect to organelle movement and/or the organization of the cortical cytoplasm and cell surface.
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Abbreviations
- EGTA:
-
ethyleneglycol-bis-(β-aminoethylether)-N,N,N,N′-tetra-acetic acid
- FITC:
-
fluoresceine iso-thiocyanate
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Pierson, E.S., Kengen, H.M.P. & Derksen, J. Microtubules and actin filaments co-localize in pollen tubes ofNicotiana tabacum L. andLilium longiflorum Thunb.. Protoplasma 150, 75–77 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01352923
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