“Myosin XI drives polarized growth by vesicle clustering and local enrichment of F-actin in Physcomitrium (Physcomitrella) patens ”

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ABSTRACT In tip-growing plant cells, growth results from myosin XI and F-actin mediated deposition of cell wall polysaccharides contained in secretory vesicles. Previous evidence showed that myosin XI anticipates F-actin accumulation at the cell’s tip, suggesting a mechanism where vesicle clustering via myosin XI promotes F-actin polymerization. To evaluate this model, we used a conditional loss-of-function strategy by generating Physcomitrium (Physcomitrella) patens plants harboring a myosin XI temperature-sensitive allele. We found that loss of myosin XI function alters tip cell morphology, vacuolar homeostasis, and cell viability, but not following F-actin depolymerization. Importantly, our conditional loss-of-function analysis shows that myosin XI clusters and directs vesicles at the tip of the cell, which induces F-actin polymerization, increasing F-actin’s local concentration. Our findings support the role of myosin XI in vesicle clustering and F-actin organization, necessary for tip growth, and deepen our understanding of additional myosin XI functions.

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