supported by grants from ANPCyT PICT2019-0015,by ANID-Programa lniciativa Cientffica Milenio NCN2021_010;Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Cientffico y Tecnol6gico(1200010)to J.M.E.
Root hairs(RHs)grow in a polar manner as cylindrical protrusions from the root epidermis.They significantly expand the root volume in the rhizosphere to search for water and nutrients,anchor the plant,and promote inte...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant no.32061143018 and 91854119 to Y.F.);a China Postdoctoral Science Foundationgrant(2016M591291 to S.W.).Noconflict of interest declared.
Tip growth is an extreme form of polarized cell expansion that occurs in all eukaryotic kingdoms to generate highly elongated tubular cells with specialized functions, including fungal hyphae, animal neurons, plant po...
During plant growth and development newly synthesized proteins and other cargo molecules must be selectively targeted to a variety of cellular compartments.Perhaps the most important targeting involves the trafficking...
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada funding for M.A.S.
In angiosperms,the process of pollination relies on species-specific interaction and signaling between the male(pollen)and female(pistil)counterparts where the interplay between several pollen and stigma proteins deci...
The sessile life style of plants creates the need to deal with an often adverse environment, in which water availability can change on a daily basis, challenging the cellular physiology and integrity. Changes in os- m...
Polarized organization of the cytoplasm of growing pollen tubes is maintained by coordinated function of actin filaments (AFs) and microtubules (MTs). AFs convey post-Golgi secretory vesicles to the tip where some...
To analyze the kinetics and size of single exo- and endocytotic events in BY-2 protoplasts, we employed cellattached membrane capacitance measurements. These measurements revealed different modes of fusion and fission...