Table 2. Parameters of Actin Dynamics Deduced from Time-Lapse VAEM Analyses of Single, Cortical Actin Filaments of Arabidopsis Hypocotyls Expressing fABD2-GFP.
| Parameter | Wild Type |
twd1-1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| −NPAa | +NPAb | −NPAc | +NPAd | |
| Max. filament lifetime (s) | 31.1 ± 7.4 | 47.0 ± 15.7** | 45.1 ± 10.3* | 44.3 ± 11.3 |
| Max. filament length (μm) | 27.9 ± 9.9 | 33.2 ± 14.5** | 28.2 ± 10 | 28.5 ± 9.1 |
| Elongation rate (μm/s) | 2.9 ± 1.0 | 3.4 ± 1.3** | 2.9 ± 0.9 | 3.0 ± 1.0 |
| Depolymerization rate (μm/s) | 1.4 ± 0.7 | 1.1 ± 0.8 | 0.9* ± 0.4 | 0.9 ± 0.3 |
| Severing frequency (breaks/μm/s) | 0.011 ± 0.004 | 0.008 ± 0.003** | 0.009* ± 0.003 | 0.008 ± 0.003 |
| Bundling frequency (events/μm2/s) | 1.640 10−4 ± 1.324 10−6 | 0.883 10−4 ± 0.645 10−6** | 1.890 10−4 ± 1.314 10−6 | 0.872 10−4 ± 0.999 10−6** |
| Debundling frequency (events/μm2/s) | 0.590 10−4 ± 0.2445 10−5 | 0.280 10−4 ± 0.194 10−5** | 1.910 10−4 ± 0.414 10−5* | 0.910 10−4 ± 0.264 10−5** |
Shown are means ± se of 127 filaments from 34 cells.
Ninety-nine filaments from 31 cells.
Ninety-six filaments from 41 cells.
Ninety-six filaments from 46 cells.
Significant differences (unpaired t test with Welch's correction; P value < 0.01) to wild-type or solvent controls are indicated by * and **, respectively.