ISSN:
1432-2145
Keywords:
Nicotiana tabacum
;
Cytoskeleton
;
γ-Tubulin
;
Generative cell
;
Microtubule
;
Mitosis
;
Pollen
;
Sperm (plant)
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract γ-Tubulin was localized in tobacco pollen tubes using an antibody raised against a peptide conserved in all known γ-tubulins. Antibody staining occurs in a primarily punctate pattern along the length of the microtubule bundles in generative cells and along cortical microtubules in the vegetative cytoplasm. During generative cell division, γ-tubulin is localized in the forming mitotic apparatus. By metaphase, it is present along kinetochore fibers except at their plus ends located at the kinetochores. By telophase, staining is observed in the phragmoplast, where it again avoids the plus ends of microtubules at the cell plate. γ-Tubulin is also present at the periphery of the sperm nuclei. A patch of intense staining on the distal side of each nucleus marks the site of assembly of a new population of sperm microtubules. No specific fluorescence is present in control pollen tubes treated with preimmune IgG. These localization patterns bear similarities to those seen in somatic cells and in addition may help explain changes in microtubule arrays between generative cells and sperm.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00232739
