A microtubule perspective on plant cell division

Mariana Romeiro Motta; Arp Schnittger

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2021.03.087

A microtubule perspective on plant cell division

Curr Biol. 2021 May 24;31(10):R547-R552. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.03.087.

Authors

Mariana Romeiro Motta¹, Arp Schnittger²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Developmental Biology, Institute of Plant Science and Microbiology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg 22609, Germany. Electronic address: mariana.motta@uni-hamburg.de.
² Department of Developmental Biology, Institute of Plant Science and Microbiology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg 22609, Germany. Electronic address: arp.schnittger@uni-hamburg.de.

PMID: 34033788
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.03.087

Abstract

A central role of cell division in the life of multicellular plants is underlined by the fact that plants cannot move, in contrast to multicellular animals. Hence, cell division in plants fulfills not only a developmental task sensu stricto (for example, formation of organs, tissues and cell types) but also is key for adaptation to environmental conditions, presumably more so than in animals, by enhancing, reducing, as well as redirecting cell divisions, and thus adjusting growth.

MeSH terms

Acclimatization
Animals
Cell Division
Microtubules
Plant Cells*
Plants*