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Foissner I, Wasteneys GO. Characean internodal cells as a model system for the study of cell organization. Int Rev Cell Mol Biol. 2014;311:307-64doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-800179-0.00006-4.
Foissner, I., & Wasteneys, G. O. (2014). Characean internodal cells as a model system for the study of cell organization. International review of cell and molecular biology, 311307-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-800179-0.00006-4
Foissner, Ilse, and Wasteneys, Geoffrey O. "Characean internodal cells as a model system for the study of cell organization." International review of cell and molecular biology vol. 311 (2014): 307-64. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-800179-0.00006-4
Foissner I, Wasteneys GO. Characean internodal cells as a model system for the study of cell organization. Int Rev Cell Mol Biol. 2014;311:307-64. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-800179-0.00006-4. PMID: 24952921.
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Int Rev Cell Mol Biol. 2014;311:307-64. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-800179-0.00006-4.

Characean internodal cells as a model system for the study of cell organization.

International review of cell and molecular biology

Ilse Foissner, Geoffrey O Wasteneys

Affiliations

  1. Division of Plant Physiology, Department of Cell Biology, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria. Electronic address: [email protected].
  2. Botany Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

PMID: 24952921 DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-800179-0.00006-4

Abstract

Giant internodal cells of characean green algae have been widely used for studying cellular physiology. This review emphasizes their significance for understanding cytoarchitecture and cytoplasmic reorganization. The cytoarchitecture of internodal cells undergoes pronounced, cytoskeleton-dependent changes during development and in response to environmental cues. Under bright light, internodes develop alternating bands of acid and alkaline pH at their surface that correlate with the differential size and abundance of cortical organelles and, in the genus Chara, with the size and distribution of convoluted plasma membrane domains known as charasomes. Wounding induces responses ranging from chloroplast detachment to deposition of wound walls. These properties and the possibility for mechanical manipulation make the internodal cell ideal for exploring plasma membrane domains, organelle interactions, vesicle trafficking, and local cell wall deposition. The significance of this model system will further increase with the application of molecular biological methods in combination with metabolomics and proteomics.

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Keywords: Chara; Characeae; Cytoskeleton; Nitella; Organelle interactions; Plant cell; Plasma membrane domains; Wound response

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