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Selective extraction of cotton fiber cytoplasts to identify cytoskeletal-associated proteins

Authors :
Barbara A. Triplett
John M. Andersland
Source :
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 38:193-199
Publication Year :
2000
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2000.

Abstract

Cytoplasts from cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum L.) fiber cells retain microtubule and microfilament cytoskeletons through extraction with non-ionic detergent and ethylene glycol bis-(β-aminoethyl ether) N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid. Tubulin and actin are the most abundant proteins in extracted cytoplasts; however, many other less abundant proteins are also present. To determine if minor proteins were associated with the cytoskeleton, microtubules and microfilaments were selectively removed from extracted cytoplasts by detergent extraction in an alkaline Ca 2+ solution. Under these extraction conditions, microtubules and microfilaments were fragmented and depolymerized unless previously stabilized by taxol and phalloidin. Associated proteins were identified by their loss in conjunction with either microtubules or microfilaments. As judged by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, one protein, of roughly 115 kDa, appeared to be associated with microfilaments since it was present in Ca 2+ -extracted preparations only when microfilaments were stabilized with phalloidin. The failure of most minor proteins to associate with microtubules and microfilaments suggests that caution must be used when interpreting co-isolation as evidence for an association of low abundance proteins with cytoskeletons.

Details

ISSN :
09819428
Volume :
38
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........6ea161f05a7561dd6ad8fed577ff121f
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0981-9428(00)00734-8