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Signaling to the Actin Cytoskeleton During Cell Morphogenesis and Patterning

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Signaling in Plants

Part of the book series: Signaling and Communication in Plants ((SIGCOMM))

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The plant is a supracellular organism whose cells are locked in position through shared walls but maintain apoplastic and symplastic connectivity. Their fixed position places each cell into a unique niche within the organism. Consequently, every environmental cue is perceived slightly differently by each cell. The response of each plant cell varies accordingly. Thus, plant growth and development reflect a progression of accommodative arrangements reached between constituent cells. In recent years the actin cytoskeleton, through its direct involvement in subcellular compartmentation, organelle and vesicle trafficking, and structural reinforcement, has emerged as a key player during accommodative growth and development. Here, using salient actin-cytoskeleton-associated cellular phenotypes, we elaborate upon the molecular-cell biological machinery involved in organizing the actin cytoskeleton during cell shape development in plants.

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We gratefully acknowledge funding by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), The Ministry of Research and Innovation (MRI), Ontario, and the Keefer Trust Fund, Guelph.

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    Sinclair, A., Schenkel, M., Mathur, J. (2009). Signaling to the Actin Cytoskeleton During Cell Morphogenesis and Patterning. In: Mancuso, S., Balu¿ka, F. (eds) Signaling in Plants. Signaling and Communication in Plants. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-89228-1_7

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