Dynamic construction, perception, and remodeling of plant cell walls

CT Anderson, JJ Kieber - Annual Review of Plant Biology, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Plant cell walls are dynamic structures that are synthesized by plants to provide durable
coverings for the delicate cells they encase. They are made of polysaccharides, proteins …

Filamentous plant pathogen effectors in action

MC Giraldo, B Valent - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2013 - nature.com
Live-cell imaging assisted by fluorescent markers has been fundamental to understanding
the focused secretory'warfare'that occurs between plants and biotrophic pathogens that feed …

A unified hypothesis of mechanoperception in plants

FW Telewski - American journal of botany, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The perception of mechanical stimuli in the environment is crucial to the survival of all living
organisms. Recent advances have led to the proposal of a plant‐specific mechanosensory …

Thigmomorphogenesis: a complex plant response to mechano-stimulation

EW Chehab, E Eich, J Braam - Journal of experimental botany, 2009 - academic.oup.com
In nature, plants are challenged with hurricane winds, monsoon rains, and herbivory attacks,
in addition to many other harsh mechanical perturbations that can threaten plant survival. As …

At the border: the plasma membrane–cell wall continuum

Z Liu, S Persson… - Journal of Experimental …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Plant cells rely on their cell walls for directed growth and environmental adaptation.
Synthesis and remodelling of the cell walls are membrane-related processes. During cell …

Nonmotile cellulose synthase subunits repeatedly accumulate within localized regions at the plasma membrane in Arabidopsis hypocotyl cells following 2, 6 …

S DeBolt, R Gutierrez, DW Ehrhardt… - Plant …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
2, 6-Dichlorobenzonitrile (DCB; Fig. 1A) was reported to inhibit cellulose synthesis more
than 30 years ago (Hogetsu et al., 1974) and has subsequently been used in numerous …

SHOU4 proteins regulate trafficking of cellulose synthase complexes to the plasma membrane

JK Polko, WJ Barnes, C Voiniciuc, S Doctor… - Current Biology, 2018 - cell.com
Cell walls play critical roles in plants, regulating tissue mechanics, defining the extent and
orientation of cell expansion, and providing a physical barrier against pathogen attack [1] …

Closely related members of the Medicago truncatula PHT1 phosphate transporter gene family encode phosphate transporters with distinct biochemical activities

J Liu, WK Versaw, N Pumplin, SK Gomez… - Journal of Biological …, 2008 - ASBMB
Phosphorus is one of the essential mineral nutrients required by all living cells. Plants
assimilate phosphate (P i) from the soil, and their root systems encounter tremendous …

Plasmolysis: loss of turgor and beyond

I Lang, S Sassmann, B Schmidt, G Komis - Plants, 2014 - mdpi.com
Plasmolysis is a typical response of plant cells exposed to hyperosmotic stress. The loss of
turgor causes the violent detachment of the living protoplast from the cell wall. The …

Multifunctional carbon dots for highly luminescent orange-emissive cellulose based composite phosphor construction and plant tissue imaging

W Li, H Zhang, Y Zheng, S Chen, Y Liu, J Zhuang… - Nanoscale, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
A new class of carbon dot (CD) grafted cellulose hybrid phosphors has been prepared in a
facile and fast process. The reddish-orange emissive CDs can be effectively dispersed in …