Plant cell suspensions provide a model to study the apoplast and to monitor metabolic and cell cycle-related changes. Bömer et al. frame a case study for the stable transformation of Arabidopsis cell cultures...
Tag - cell cycle
Alex Assiry
Cell cycle duration in the root apical meristem (RAM) of angiosperms
In plant studies it is essential to determine cell cycle duration (T). Zhukovskaya et al. have previously proposed an exponential model evaluating T in the root apical meristem (RAM) based on the dynamics of root...
Cell cycle arrest in plants
In the cell cycle, the G1 phase can be like a prison, where plant cells are arrested, unable to divide. These cells have been arrested for different reasons, serving sentences of different lengths. So how and why did...
Anna Jacob
The role of XAL1 in the root cell dynamics underpinning root growth
Morphogenesis depends on the modulation of cell proliferation and differentiation. The reverse genetics approach of García-Cruz et al. reveals that such modulation is dynamically adjusted in response to various signals...
botanyone
Gene-dosage effects of WEE1 in arabidopsis hypocotyls
Over-expression of the cell cycle checkpoint gene, WEE1, may repress growth and development. Spadafora et al. culture explants of Arabidopsis thaliana from an over-expressing Arath;WEE1 line (WEE1oe), two T-DNA...
Improved method for estimating pollen DNA content
Kron and Husband describe a simple method for extracting pollen nuclei for measuring DNA content with flow cytometry, involving the bursting of pollen through a nylon mesh. The method compares favourably to other common...
LBD29 and lateral root initiation in arabidopsis
LBD29 (LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARIES DOMAIN 29) is an important molecule downstream of the auxin response factors ARF7 and ARF19, and has a role in lateral root formation in Arabidopsis thaliana. Feng et al. combine...
