Plant Vasculature: Selective Membrane-to-Microtubule Tethering Patterns the Xylem Cell Wall

Matthieu Bourdon; Lothar Kalmbach; Yrjö Helariutta

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2017.07.044

Plant Vasculature: Selective Membrane-to-Microtubule Tethering Patterns the Xylem Cell Wall

Curr Biol. 2017 Sep 11;27(17):R842-R844. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.07.044.

Authors

Matthieu Bourdon¹, Lothar Kalmbach¹, Yrjö Helariutta²

Affiliations

¹ The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Bateman Street, Cambridge, CB2 1LR, UK.
² The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Bateman Street, Cambridge, CB2 1LR, UK. Electronic address: yrjo.helariutta@slcu.cam.ac.uk.

PMID: 28898646
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.07.044

Abstract

To introduce pits into a cell wall, plants depolymerize cortical microtubules, which prevents subsequent secondary cell wall thickening. A newly identified protein tethers microtubules to the plasma membrane and contains this breakdown to defined regions, thereby shaping these holes.

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MeSH terms

Cell Membrane
Cell Wall*
Microtubules
Xylem*
rho GTP-Binding Proteins

Substances

rho GTP-Binding Proteins