The reiterative organogenesis that drives plant growth relies on the constant production of
new cells, which remain encased by interconnected cell walls. For these reasons, plant …

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 …

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruit shape is related to microtubule organization and the
activity of microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs). However, insights into the mechanism of …

Cytokinesis in plants is fundamentally different from that in animals and fungi. In plant cells,
a cell plate forms through the fusion of cytokinetic vesicles and then develops into the new …

Asymmetric cell division (ACD) underlies the development of multicellular organisms. In
animal ACD, the cell division site is determined by active spindle-positioning mechanisms …

Plants are plastic organisms that optimize growth in response to a changing environment.
This adaptive capability is regulated by external cues, including light, which provides vital …

Formative asymmetric divisions produce cells with different fates and are critical for
development. We show the maize (Zea mays) myosin XI protein, OPAQUE1 (O1), is …

The plasma membrane of eukaryotic cells is composed of a large number of lipid species
that are laterally segregated into functional domains as well as asymmetrically distributed …

Plant cytokinesis, a fundamental process of plant life, involves de novo formation of a “cell
plate” partitioning the cytoplasm of dividing cells. Cell plate formation is directed by …

Male-sterile mutants are useful materials to study the anther and pollen development. Here,
whole transcriptome sequencing was performed for inflorescences in three sterile lines of …