Morphogenesis in plants depends critically on directional (anisotropic) growth. This occurs principally perpendicular to the net orientation of cellulose microfibrils (CMFs), which is in turn controlled by cortical microtubules (CMTs). In young lateral roots of Arabidopsis thaliana, growth anisotropy also depends on RAB-A5c, a plant-specific small GTPase that specifies a membrane trafficking pathway to the geometric edges of cells. Here we investigate the functional relationship between structural anisotropy at faces and RAB-A5c activity at edges during lateral root development. We show that surprisingly, inhibition of RAB-A5c function is associated with increased CMT/CMF anisotropy. We present genetic, pharmacological, and modelling eviden...
Osmotically driven turgor pressure of plant cells can be higher than that of a car tire. It puts tre...
AbstractMicrotubules and microfilaments play important roles in cell morphogenesis. The picture emer...
It is generally believed that cell elongation is regulated by cortical microtubules, which guide the...
Morphogenesis in plants depends critically on directional (anisotropic) growth. This occurs principa...
A fundamental challenge in biology is to explain how different organisms develop the intricate anat...
SummaryPlant organogenesis requires control over division planes and anisotropic cell wall growth, w...
The shoot apical meristem of higher plants continuously generates new tissues and organs through com...
SummaryComplex shapes in biology depend on the ability of cells to shift from isotropic to anisotrop...
Growth anisotropy, in which cells grow predominantly in one direction, is common in plant cells, and...
The anisotropic growth of plant cells depends on cell walls having anisotropic mechanical properties...
<div><p>Τhe bidirectional relationship between cortical microtubule orientation and cell wall struct...
Directed plant cell growth is governed by deposition and alterations of cell wall components under t...
Cortical microtubule arrays in elongating epidermal cells in both the root and stem of plants have t...
SummaryThe origin of the stem is a major but poorly understood aspect of plant development, partly b...
Τhe bidirectional relationship between cortical microtubule orientation and cell wall structure has ...
Osmotically driven turgor pressure of plant cells can be higher than that of a car tire. It puts tre...
AbstractMicrotubules and microfilaments play important roles in cell morphogenesis. The picture emer...
It is generally believed that cell elongation is regulated by cortical microtubules, which guide the...
Morphogenesis in plants depends critically on directional (anisotropic) growth. This occurs principa...
A fundamental challenge in biology is to explain how different organisms develop the intricate anat...
SummaryPlant organogenesis requires control over division planes and anisotropic cell wall growth, w...
The shoot apical meristem of higher plants continuously generates new tissues and organs through com...
SummaryComplex shapes in biology depend on the ability of cells to shift from isotropic to anisotrop...
Growth anisotropy, in which cells grow predominantly in one direction, is common in plant cells, and...
The anisotropic growth of plant cells depends on cell walls having anisotropic mechanical properties...
<div><p>Τhe bidirectional relationship between cortical microtubule orientation and cell wall struct...
Directed plant cell growth is governed by deposition and alterations of cell wall components under t...
Cortical microtubule arrays in elongating epidermal cells in both the root and stem of plants have t...
SummaryThe origin of the stem is a major but poorly understood aspect of plant development, partly b...
Τhe bidirectional relationship between cortical microtubule orientation and cell wall structure has ...
Osmotically driven turgor pressure of plant cells can be higher than that of a car tire. It puts tre...
AbstractMicrotubules and microfilaments play important roles in cell morphogenesis. The picture emer...
It is generally believed that cell elongation is regulated by cortical microtubules, which guide the...