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In vivo analysis of cell division, cell growth, and differentiation at the shoot apical meristem in Arabidopsis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  14671026     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The aerial parts of the plant are generated by groups of rapidly dividing cells called shoot apical meristems. To analyze cell behavior in these structures, we developed a technique to visualize living shoot apical meristems using the confocal microscope. This method, combined with green fluorescent protein marker lines and vital stains, allows us to follow the dynamics of cell proliferation, cell expansion, and cell differentiation at the shoot apex. Using this approach, the effects of several mitotic drugs on meristem development were studied. Oryzalin (depolymerizing microtubules) very rapidly caused cell division arrest. Nevertheless, both cell expansion and cell differentiation proceeded in the treated meristems. Interestingly, DNA synthesis was not blocked, and the meristematic cells went through several rounds of endoreduplication in the presence of the drug. We next treated the meristems with two inhibitors of DNA synthesis, aphidicolin and hydroxyurea. In this case, cell growth and, later, cell differentiation were inhibited, suggesting an important role for DNA synthesis in growth and patterning.
Authors:
Olivier Grandjean; Teva Vernoux; Patrick Laufs; Katia Belcram; Yuki Mizukami; Jan Traas
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2003-12-11
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Plant cell     Volume:  16     ISSN:  1040-4651     ISO Abbreviation:  Plant Cell     Publication Date:  2004 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-01-05     Completed Date:  2004-04-28     Revised Date:  2010-09-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9208688     Medline TA:  Plant Cell     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  74-87     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Laboratoire Commun de Cytologie, Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, 78026 Versailles Cedex, France.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aphidicolin / pharmacology
Arabidopsis / cytology,  genetics,  growth & development*
Cell Cycle / drug effects,  physiology*
Cell Differentiation / drug effects,  physiology*
DNA, Plant / drug effects,  genetics
Dinitrobenzenes / pharmacology
Hydroxyurea / pharmacology
Meristem / cytology,  drug effects,  growth & development*
Microscopy, Confocal
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors / pharmacology
Plant Shoots / cytology,  growth & development
Sulfanilamides*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/DNA, Plant; 0/Dinitrobenzenes; 0/Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors; 0/Sulfanilamides; 127-07-1/Hydroxyurea; 19044-88-3/oryzalin; 38966-21-1/Aphidicolin
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