Partnership in action: The endoplasmic reticulum regulates the cytoskeleton

Huanquan Zheng

doi:10.1016/j.jplph.2021.153540

Partnership in action: The endoplasmic reticulum regulates the cytoskeleton

J Plant Physiol. 2021 Nov:266:153540. doi: 10.1016/j.jplph.2021.153540. Epub 2021 Oct 1.

Author

Huanquan Zheng¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biology, McGill University, 1205 Dr Penfield Avenue, Montreal, H3A 1B1, Canada. Electronic address: hugo.zheng@mcgill.ca.

PMID: 34619556
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2021.153540

Abstract

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and the cytoskeleton are functionally linked in living cells. Past research has focused on how the cytoskeleton regulates ER dynamics. How the ER may contribute to cytoskeletal dynamics has been overlooked. In this commentary, I examined how the ER mediates actin and microtubule dynamics in plant cells.

Keywords: ARK1; Actin; ER; Microtubules; NET3; RHD3.

MeSH terms

Actins*
Cytoskeleton*
Endoplasmic Reticulum*
Microtubules*
Plant Cells*

Substances

Actins