Live cell imaging has greatly advanced our knowledge on the molecular mechanism by
which cellulose is deposited. Both the actin and microtubule cytoskeleton are involved in …

Background Cellulose is an important constituent of plant cell walls in a biological context,
and is also a material commonly utilized by mankind in the pulp and paper, timber, textile and …

Tip growth in neuronal cells, plant cells, and fungal hyphae is known to require tip-localized
Rho GTPase, calcium, and filamentous actin (F-actin), but how they interact with each other …

Cellulose synthase (CESA) complexes can be observed by live-cell imaging to move with
trajectories that parallel the underlying cortical microtubules. Here we report that CESA …

The plant-specific Rop family GTPases are versatile molecular switches in many processes
during plant growth, development, and responses to the environment. To understand how …

Cellulose is a β-1,4 linked glucose polymer that is synthesized by higher plants, algae and
even by some bacteria and animals, making it the most abundant polymer on earth. As the …

Although it is known that proteins are delivered to and recycled from the plasma membrane (PM)
via endosomes, the nature of the compartments and pathways responsible for cargo …

Rho family small GTPases are signaling switches controlling many eukaryotic cellular
processes. Conversion from the GDP- to GTP-bound form is catalyzed by guanine nucleotide …

To accommodate two seemingly contradictory biological roles in plant physiology, providing
both the rigid structural support of plant cells and the adjustable elasticity needed for cell …

The plant cell wall, often the site of initial encounters between plants and their microbial
pathogens, is composed of a complex mixture of cellulose, hemicellulose, and pectin …