Microtubule-dependent reticulopodial motility: is there a role for actin?
Microtubule-dependent reticulopodial motility: is there a role for actin?
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微管依赖性网状足运动:肌动蛋白有作用吗?
DOI:
10.1002/cm.970060212
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发表时间:
1986
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通讯作者:
Bowser,SS
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作者:
Travis,JL;Bowser,SS
We summarize our recent immunocytochemical characterization of the reticulopodial cytoskeleton of two allogromiid foraminifers and our pharmacologic dissection of its motility. The reticulopodial microtubule cytoskeleton stained with an antiserum to brain microtubule‐associated protein 2. Polymeric actin was localized in the reticulopodia by rhodamine‐phalloidin staining. Microtubule inhibitors reversibly inhibited all aspects of motility; cytochalasins induced altered morphology and disorganization of motility but did not inhibit pseudopodial movements or intracellular transport. Simultaneous application of KCN and salicylhydroxamic acid (an alternative oxidase inhibitor) rapidly blocked all movement, indicating that motility is dependent on metabolic energy and that an alternative oxidative pathway functions in allogromiids. Micromanipulation and laser microsurgical experiments revealed tension throughout the reticulopodium. Our results suggest that microtubules are active components of the reticulopodial motile machinery. Actin may mediate substrate adhesion, whole‐cell locomotion, pseudopodial tension, and coordination of the microtubule‐based motility.