Two-step polar plastid migration via F-actin and microtubules ensures unequal inheritance during asymmetric division of Arabidopsis zygote
Keigo Tada, Hikari Matsumoto, Takao Oi, Zichen Kang, Tomonobu Nonoyama, Satoru Tsugawa, Yusuke Kimata, Shuhei Kusano, Shinya Hagihara, Shintaro Ichikawa, Yutaka Kodama, Minako Ueda
The paper shows that plastids in Arabidopsis zygote undergo two-step migration via F-actin and microtubules, leading to unequal inheritance during asymmetric division.
bioRxiv · Jan 20, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology