2016 journal article

Wortmannin-induced vacuole fusion enhances amyloplast dynamics in Arabidopsis zigzag1 hypocotyls

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY, 67(22), 6459–6472.

By: A. Alvarez n, S. Han n, M. Toyota *, C. Brillada n, J. Zheng n, S. Gilroy *, M. Rojas-Pierce  n

author keywords: Amyloplasts; cytoskeleton; gravitropism; SNARE; vacuole; wortmannin
MeSH headings : Androstadienes / pharmacology; Arabidopsis / drug effects; Arabidopsis / growth & development; Arabidopsis / ultrastructure; Arabidopsis Proteins / genetics; Arabidopsis Proteins / physiology; Gravitropism / drug effects; Gravitropism / physiology; Hypocotyl / drug effects; Hypocotyl / growth & development; Microscopy; Qb-SNARE Proteins / genetics; Qb-SNARE Proteins / physiology; Vacuoles / drug effects; Vacuoles / physiology; Vacuoles / ultrastructure; Wortmannin
TL;DR: The highly restricted movement of amyloplasts in graviperceptive cells of zig-1 hypocotyls is overcome by wortmannin treatment, suggesting a physical association between amylplasts and the vacuole. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Highlight The highly restricted movement of amyloplasts in graviperceptive cells of zig-1 hypocotyls is overcome by wortmannin treatment, suggesting a physical association between amyloplasts and the vacuole.