Update: on selected ROP cell polarity mechanisms in plant cell morphogenesis

S Müller - Plant Physiology, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The unequal (asymmetric) distribution of cell structures and proteins within a cell is
designated as cell polarity. Cell polarity is a crucial prerequisite for morphogenetic …

Global dynamic molecular profiling of stomatal lineage cell development by single-cell RNA sequencing

Z Liu, Y Zhou, J Guo, J Li, Z Tian, Z Zhu, J Wang, R Wu… - Molecular plant, 2020 - cell.com
The regulation of stomatal lineage cell development has been extensively investigated.
However, a comprehensive characterization of this biological process based on single-cell …

Plant organ shapes are regulated by protein interactions and associations with microtubules

MD Lazzaro, S Wu, A Snouffer, Y Wang… - Frontiers in plant …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Plant organ shape is determined by the spatial-temporal expression of genes that control the
direction and rate of cell division and expansion, as well as the mechanical constraints …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical stress initiates and sustains the morphogenesis of wavy leaf epidermal cells

AJ Bidhendi, B Altartouri, FP Gosselin, A Geitmann - Cell Reports, 2019 - cell.com
Pavement cells form wavy interlocking patterns in the leaf epidermis of many plants. We use
computational mechanics to simulate the morphogenetic process based on microtubule …

IQ67 DOMAIN proteins facilitate preprophase band formation and division-plane orientation

P Kumari, P Dahiya, P Livanos, L Zergiebel, M Kölling… - Nature plants, 2021 - nature.com
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 …

A novel plant actin-microtubule bridging complex regulates cytoskeletal and ER structure at ER-PM contact sites

J Zang, S Klemm, C Pain, P Duckney, Z Bao, G Stamm… - Current Biology, 2021 - cell.com
In plants, the cortical endoplasmic reticulum (ER) network is connected to the plasma
membrane (PM) through the ER-PM contact sites (EPCSs), whose structures are maintained …

Arabidopsis pavement cell shape formation involves spatially confined ROPGAP regulators

T Lauster, D Stöckle, K Gabor, T Haller, N Krieger… - Current Biology, 2022 - cell.com
In many plant species, pavement cell development relies on the coordinated formation of
interdigitating lobes and indentations. Polarity signaling via the activity of antagonistic Rho …

Rice microtubule‐associated protein IQ67‐DOMAIN14 regulates grain shape by modulating microtubule cytoskeleton dynamics

BJ Yang, JR Wendrich, B De Rybel… - Plant biotechnology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Cortical microtubule (MT) arrays play a critical role in plant cell shape determination by
defining the direction of cell expansion. As plants continuously adapt to ever‐changing …

Identification of bZIP Transcription Factors That Regulate the Development of Leaf Epidermal Cells in Arabidopsis thaliana by Single-Cell RNA Sequencing

R Wu, Z Liu, S Sun, A Qin, H Liu, Y Zhou, W Li… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Epidermal cells are the main avenue for signal and material exchange between plants and
the environment. Leaf epidermal cells primarily include pavement cells, guard cells, and …

Molecular and genetic regulations of fleshy fruit shape and lessons from Arabidopsis and rice

Q Li, S Luo, L Zhang, Q Feng, L Song… - Horticulture …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Fleshy fruit shape is an important external quality trait influencing the usage of fruits and
consumer preference. Thus, modification of fruit shape has become one of the major …