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Table 2 Actin-related proteins (ARPs) identified from Arabidopsis, their functions and mutant phenotypes

From: Domestication-driven Gossypium profilin 1 (GhPRF1) gene transduces early flowering phenotype in tobacco by spatial alteration of apical/floral-meristem related gene expression

Name

Localization

Function

Mutant Phenotype

Reference

AtARP2/AtARP3

Nucleus, Cytoplasm, organelle surfaces

Formation of arp2/3 complex;

Actin cytoskeleton remodelling;

Leaf cell morphogenesis

Development defects in cell shape;

Random trichome expansion; Sinuous root hairs

[100, 101]

AtARP4

Nucleoplasm

Delayed flowering;

Modulation of chromatin structure

Early flowering

[90]

AtARP5

Nucleoplasm

Epigenetic control of development;

DNA repair

Dwarf plants

[102]

AtARP6

Nuclear periphery

Repress flowering

Early-flowering time phenotype

[91]

AtARP7

Nucleus

Embryogenesis and plant development

Defects in plant architecture;

Plant dwarfism;

Small rosette leaves;

Embryo lethality

[90]