Altered microtubule dynamics by expression of modified <i>α</i>‐tubulin protein causes right‐handed helical growth in transgenic Arabidopsis plants

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<jats:title>Summary</jats:title><jats:p>The proper organization of cortical microtubule arrays is essential for anisotropic growth in plants but how distinct array patterns are formed is not understood. Here, we report a relationship between microtubule dynamics and array organization using transgenic plants expressing modified tubulins. When green fluorescent protein (GFP) or a hemaglutinin epitope tag was fused to the N‐terminus of tubulins and expressed in Arabidopsis plants, these tubulins were incorporated into microtubules along with endogenous tubulins. Plants expressing the modified <jats:italic>β</jats:italic>‐tubulins were phenotypically normal and possessed transversely oriented cortical arrays in the epidermal cells of the root elongation zone; however, the expression of modified <jats:italic>α</jats:italic>‐tubulins caused right‐handed helical growth, increased trichome branching, and a shallow left‐handed (S‐form) helical array organization. In cells expressing the modified <jats:italic>α</jats:italic>‐tubulins, microtubule dynamicity was suppressed and polymerization was promoted, and GFP‐EB1 (End Binding 1) labeled larger regions of the microtubule end more frequently, when compared with control cells. We propose that the N‐terminal appendage introduced into <jats:italic>α</jats:italic>‐tubulin inhibits GTP hydrolysis, thus producing polymerization‐prone microtubules with an extended GTP cap. Consistent with this interpretation, plants expressing an <jats:italic>α</jats:italic>‐tubulin mutated in the GTPase‐activating domain exhibited similar microtubule properties, with regard to dynamics and the localization of GFP‐EB1, and showed right‐handed helical growth.</jats:p>

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