Phosphoinositide Signaling and Actin Polymerization Are Critical for Tip Growth in the Marine Red Alga <i>Pyropia yezoensis</i>
In the marine red alga <i>Pyropia yezoensis</i>, filamentous phases of the life cycle, e.g., the conchocelis (sporophyte) and conchosporangium (conchosporophyte), proliferate by tip growth. In this study, we investigated the possible involvement of phosphoinositide turnover and actin pol...
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| description | In the marine red alga <i>Pyropia yezoensis</i>, filamentous phases of the life cycle, e.g., the conchocelis (sporophyte) and conchosporangium (conchosporophyte), proliferate by tip growth. In this study, we investigated the possible involvement of phosphoinositide turnover and actin polymerization in the spontaneous initiation and tip growth of new branches in isolated single-celled conchocelis cells using pharmacological treatments. Treatment with LY294002 and U73122, specific inhibitors of phosphoinositide-phosphate 3-kinase and phospholipase C, respectively, reduced side-branch formation and inhibited the elongation of branches. In addition, two inhibitors of the actin cytoskeleton, cytochalasin B (CCB) and latrunculin B (LAT-B), had similar effects on tip growth. However, CCB did not alter the branching rate of single-celled conchocelis, whereas LAT-B did. As CCB and LAT-B affect actin polymerization through different mechanisms, this result suggests differences in the contributions of actin polymerization to branch initiation versus tip growth. These findings demonstrate the critical and diverse functional roles played by phosphoinositide turnover and actin polymerization in the regulation of the initiation and maintenance of tip growth in the conchocelis phase of <i>P. yezoensis</i>. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6abbfd21fe3b4bf9a6ce494bd7eccb0c2025-08-20T03:08:06ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472025-07-011414219410.3390/plants14142194Phosphoinositide Signaling and Actin Polymerization Are Critical for Tip Growth in the Marine Red Alga <i>Pyropia yezoensis</i>Ryunosuke Irie0Koji Mikami1Fisheries Promotion Division, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Department, Oita Prefectural Government, 3-1-1 Otemachi, Oita 870-8501, JapanDepartment of Integrative Studies of Plant and Animal Production, School of Food Industrial Sciences, Miyagi University, 2-2-1 Hatatate, Taihaku-ku, Sendai 982-0215, JapanIn the marine red alga <i>Pyropia yezoensis</i>, filamentous phases of the life cycle, e.g., the conchocelis (sporophyte) and conchosporangium (conchosporophyte), proliferate by tip growth. In this study, we investigated the possible involvement of phosphoinositide turnover and actin polymerization in the spontaneous initiation and tip growth of new branches in isolated single-celled conchocelis cells using pharmacological treatments. Treatment with LY294002 and U73122, specific inhibitors of phosphoinositide-phosphate 3-kinase and phospholipase C, respectively, reduced side-branch formation and inhibited the elongation of branches. In addition, two inhibitors of the actin cytoskeleton, cytochalasin B (CCB) and latrunculin B (LAT-B), had similar effects on tip growth. However, CCB did not alter the branching rate of single-celled conchocelis, whereas LAT-B did. As CCB and LAT-B affect actin polymerization through different mechanisms, this result suggests differences in the contributions of actin polymerization to branch initiation versus tip growth. These findings demonstrate the critical and diverse functional roles played by phosphoinositide turnover and actin polymerization in the regulation of the initiation and maintenance of tip growth in the conchocelis phase of <i>P. yezoensis</i>.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/14/14/2194tip growthbranch formationstem cellactin polymerizationphosphoinositide-phosphate 3-kinasephospholipase C |
| spellingShingle | Ryunosuke Irie Koji Mikami Phosphoinositide Signaling and Actin Polymerization Are Critical for Tip Growth in the Marine Red Alga <i>Pyropia yezoensis</i> Plants tip growth branch formation stem cell actin polymerization phosphoinositide-phosphate 3-kinase phospholipase C |
| title | Phosphoinositide Signaling and Actin Polymerization Are Critical for Tip Growth in the Marine Red Alga <i>Pyropia yezoensis</i> |
| title_full | Phosphoinositide Signaling and Actin Polymerization Are Critical for Tip Growth in the Marine Red Alga <i>Pyropia yezoensis</i> |
| title_fullStr | Phosphoinositide Signaling and Actin Polymerization Are Critical for Tip Growth in the Marine Red Alga <i>Pyropia yezoensis</i> |
| title_full_unstemmed | Phosphoinositide Signaling and Actin Polymerization Are Critical for Tip Growth in the Marine Red Alga <i>Pyropia yezoensis</i> |
| title_short | Phosphoinositide Signaling and Actin Polymerization Are Critical for Tip Growth in the Marine Red Alga <i>Pyropia yezoensis</i> |
| title_sort | phosphoinositide signaling and actin polymerization are critical for tip growth in the marine red alga i pyropia yezoensis i |
| topic | tip growth branch formation stem cell actin polymerization phosphoinositide-phosphate 3-kinase phospholipase C |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/14/14/2194 |
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