ACTIN ORGANIZATION AND GENE EXPRESSION IN BETA VULGARIS SEEDLINGS UNDER CLINOROTATION

摘要

Actin microfilaments (MFs) as highly dynamic structure respond by rapid reorganization to different external influences, including gravity. The object of our experiments was to examine both the actin organization and actin gene expression during growth and differentiation of root cells under clinorotation. It was shown that MFs acted as the indicator of changes caused by altered gravity in distal elongation zone (DEZ) cells, particularly actin cytoskeleton is enhanced in cortex cells. The data testify stable actin expression under altered gravity. The F-actin MFs enhancement in cortex cells of the DEZ occurred under clinorotation at the same level of the total actin content as in the stationary conditions is suggested to be caused by transformation of G-actin into F-actin.