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  • Title: The role of the cytoskeleton during oriented microfibril deposition. I. Elucidation of the possible interaction between microtubules and cellulose synthetic complexes.
    Author: Seagull RW.
    Journal: J Ultrastruct Res; 1983 May; 83(2):168-75. PubMed ID: 6683324.
    Abstract:
    A detailed analysis of changes in the cytoskeletal organization during cell elongation and oriented microfibril deposition has been done in the four plant species, clover (Trifolium repens), radish (Raphanus sativus), corn (Zea mays), and sorghum (Sorghum vulgare). Microtubules of variable lengths were found in all the cells examined. Some grouping of microtubules was observed with inter microtubule distances ranging from 14 to 40 nm. Single microfilaments were often observed between parallel microtubules. During cell elongation, microtubule frequency (No./microns) was maintained, thus indicating that microtubules must be formed continuously. The parallel orientation of wall microfibrils is disrupted as they deviate around plasmodesmata and pit-fields; however the cortical microtubules, thought to be influencing microfibril orientation, exhibit no consistent deviation around pit-fields. These observations are used to argue that cortical microtubules cannot influence microfibril orientation through a direct association with cellulose synthetic complexes via microtubule cross bridges.
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