Multicellularity has emerged multiple times in evolution, enabling groups of cells to share a
living space and reducing the burden of solitary tasks. While unicellular organisms exhibit …

Lipid transfer proteins mediate nonvesicular transport of lipids at membrane contact sites to
regulate the lipid composition of organelle membranes. Recently, a new type of bridge-like …

Building a complex structure such as the cell wall, with many individual parts that need to be
assembled correctly from distinct sources within the cell, is a well-orchestrated process …

Bryophytes are nonvascular spore-forming plants. Unlike in flowering plants, the
gametophyte (haploid) generation of bryophytes dominates the sporophyte (diploid) …

Plant hormone cytokinins are perceived by a subfamily of sensor histidine kinases (HKs),
which via a two-component phosphorelay cascade activate transcriptional responses in the …

The plant cell wall is an extracellular matrix that envelopes cells, gives them structure and
shape, constitutes the interface with symbionts, and defends plants against external biotic …

Plant cells divide their cytoplasmic content by forming a new membrane compartment, the
cell plate, via a rerouting of the secretory pathway toward the division plane aided by a …

Polar callose deposition into the extracellular matrix is tightly controlled in time and space.
Its presence in the cell wall modifies the properties of the surrounding area, which is …

The α-Aurora kinase is a crucial regulator of spindle microtubule organization during mitosis
in plants. Here, we report a post-mitotic role for α-Aurora in reorganizing the phragmoplast …

Spatiotemporal control of cell division is essential for the growth and development of
multicellular organisms. In plant cells, proper cell plate insertion during cytokinesis relies on …