Microtubule and Cell Shape Determination

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Abstract

The ordered organization of cortical microtubules promotes directional expansion of plant cells, and thus is a critical determinant of cell shape. Changes in cell shape in turn lead to the positional differences of the mechanical stress, which may align cortical microtubules. A large fraction of morphological mutants with altered cell shapes are caused by defects in organization of cortical arrays, and by mutations in various microtubule regulators. Twisted growth with fixed handedness is an intriguing anisotropic growth pattern in which cortical arrays are arranged in either right- or left-handed shallow helices. Possible molecular mechanisms for helical growth are discussed.

Keywords

Epidermal Cell Anisotropic Growth Cortical Array Discordant Orientation Helical Growth 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Graduate School of Biological SciencesNara Institute of Science and TechnologyIkomaJapan

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