J Integr Plant Biol. ›› 1993, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (11): -.

• Research Articles •    

Organelle Movement in the Germinated Plooen Grains and Pollen Tubes of Oenothera odorata

Liu Xiong and Yan Lung-fei   

Abstract: The movement of organelles in the germinated pollen of Oenothera odorata was studied in detail by video microscopy. The image of the organelle movement was processed by computergation. The pollen grain of Oenothera odorata is large and easy to germinate in vitro and is suitable for the study of organelle movement . The motion of organelles in the germinated pollen grains and pollen tubes is very vigorous. But the movement of organelles in the pollen tubes is more vigorous than that in the germinating pollen grains. Some of their motion is saltatory. A kind of fibrils was observed in the germinated pollen grains. They are supposed to be made up of actin filaments. Some of the fibrils have one end connected to the plasma membrane and others have both ends linked to the plasma membrane , forming a network. Organelles move along the fibrils continuosely and the speed changes constantly . The speed of movement of organelles is not related to their dimensions. Cytochalasin B can inhibit the movement of organelles. Our results suggest that the movement of organelles is independent of the cytoplasmic streaming in the germinated pollen grains and pollen tubes.

Key words: Pollen, Organelle movement, Actin fibril, Video microscopy

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