The development of plant leaves follows a common basic program that is flexible and is
adjusted according to species, developmental stage and environmental circumstances …

Morphogenesis is a highly controlled biological process that is crucial for organisms to
develop cells and organs of a particular shape. Plants have the remarkable ability to adapt …

To control morphogenesis, molecular regulatory networks have to interfere with the
mechanical properties of the individual cells of developing organs and tissues, but how this …

The cell walls of the shoot apical meristem (SAM), containing the stem cell niche that gives
rise to the above-ground tissues, are crucially involved in regulating differentiation. It is …

Plant development results from controlled cell divisions, structural modifications, and
reorganizations of the cell wall. Thereby, regulation of cell wall behaviour takes place at …

The regulation of morphogenesis by the basement membrane (BM) may rely on changes in
its mechanical properties. To test this, we developed an atomic force microscopy-based …

The past decades have seen a rapid increase in the understanding of plant morphogenesis
at the molecular-genetic level. However, the control of growth and morphogenesis by …

Highlights•Under short days the SAM of axillary and terminal buds self-arrests.•The dormant
state is enforced by the uncoupling of SAM cells.•Paralogs FT1 and FT2 have seasonally …

Living organisms have the ability to self-shape into complex structures appropriate for their
function. The genetic and molecular mechanisms that enable cells to do this have been …

Highlights•The shoot apical meristem is a highly dynamic stem cell system.•Environmental
as well as endogenous parameters are actively sensed.•Complex signaling pathways …