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ArticleCytoskeleton (Hoboken, N.J.)2026

In Vitro Live Cell Imaging Reveals Nuclear Dynamics and Role of the Cytoskeleton During Asymmetric Division of Pollen Mitosis I in Nicotiana Benthamiana.

Yoko Mizuta, Masako Igarashi, Tomomi Shinagawa, Ikuma Kaneshiro, Haoto Anan, Daisuke Kurihara

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Article in Cytoskeleton (Hoboken, N.J.), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Yoko MizutaInstitute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8086-2297
Masako IgarashiInstitute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Tomomi ShinagawaInstitute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Ikuma KaneshiroInstitute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Haoto AnanSchool of Agricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Daisuke KuriharaInstitute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2703-0405

Funding

Asahi Glass FoundationJapan Science and Technology Agency JPMJFR204TJapan Science and Technology Agency JPMJFR233VJapan Society for the Promotion of Science 20H05778Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 20H05779Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 22H04926Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 24K02031
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Abstract

Pollen is a male gametophyte of angiosperms. Following meiosis, the microspore undergoes an asymmetric division called pollen mitosis I (PMI), which produces two cells of different sizes: a large vegetative cell and a small generative cell. Polarized nuclear migration and positioning during PMI are important for successful pollen development and cell differentiation. However, analyzing the pollen development process in real-time is challenging in many model plants with tricellular pollen, including Arabidopsis and rice. In this study, we established a method for live confocal imaging of microtubule and actin dynamics using suspension cultures with biolistic delivery of plasmid DNAs during PMI in Nicotiana benthamiana (Bentham's tobacco), containing bicellular pollen. Pharmacological studies have indicated that actin filaments are crucial for microspore nuclear positioning before PMI, cell plate expansion during cytokinesis, and chromatin dispersion in the vegetative cell nucleus after PMI. By contrast, the inhibition of microtubule assembly resulted in abnormal chromosome segregation and nuclear behavior after PMI, although nuclear positioning and asymmetric division were observed. Our in vitro live cell imaging system for PMI provides insights into the importance of cytoskeletal regulation in asymmetric division and differentiation during pollen development.

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Cell NucleusCytoskeletonMitosisNicotianaPollenActinsMicroscopy, ConfocalMicrotubulesActinsactinbiolisticscell cultureconfocal microscopyNicotiana benthamianapollentubulin

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PMID40552575
PMCPMC13280200

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