Plant biology: How the humble plant droops its leaves

Dorota Kwiatkowska

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2023.01.002

Plant biology: How the humble plant droops its leaves

Curr Biol. 2023 Feb 27;33(4):R156-R158. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.01.002.

Author

Dorota Kwiatkowska¹

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland. Electronic address: dorota.kwiatkowska@us.edu.pl.

PMID: 36854276
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.01.002

Abstract

The humble plant (Mimosa pudica) droops its leaves in response to touch. A new study explains how changes of turgor pressure exerted by protoplasts on surrounding cell walls translate into directional cell deformation that drives leaf movement.

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MeSH terms

Biology
Cell Wall*
Movement*
Plant Leaves
Protoplasts