The highly regulated structural components of the plant cell form the basis of its function. It is
becoming increasingly recognized that cellular components are ordered into regulatory units …

Publisher Summary Plant cytokinesis is a complex process that requires coordinated
interactions between the cytoskeleton and the membrane-trafficking machinery. The …

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 …

Background The isolation of green fluorescent protein (GFP) and the development of
spectral variants over the past decade have begun to reveal the dynamic nature of protein …

In multicellular organisms, the coordination of cell behaviors largely relies on biochemical
and biophysical signals. Understanding how such signals control development is often …

This chapter presents updated information on organelle movements in plant cells, with
attention focused on photosynthesizing cells. The first part summarizes current knowledge …

While short-range movements of supramolecular aggregates in cells can be driven
effectively by diffusion, the translocation of such aggregates is clearly diffusionlimited in …

The three-dimensional shapes of plant cells help define both their biological functions and
the morphologies of the tissues and organs they constitute. Many plant cells dynamically …

Plant vacuoles are multifunctional organelles with dynamic and transient membranous
structures, such as trans-vacuolar strands and bulbs. Bulbs are highly mobile structures that …

Background Characterizing the behaviors of dynamic systems requires capturing them with
high temporal and spatial resolution. Owing to its transparency and genetic tractability, the …