plastids which play a major role in photosynthesis and storage of starch, large vacuoles responsible for regulating the cell turgor pressure. They also have a very unique cell division process whereby there is the formation of a phragmoplast (a complex made up of microtubules, microfilaments...
In addition to the cell walls and vacuoles another key difference between plant and animal cells is that they contain the chloroplast organelle; see plant cell diagram above. The chloroplast is the area of the plant that is involved in the conversion of light energy into starch through a proces...
Plant secondary cell walls are strong composites of polysaccharides, lignin and proteins that are crucial for plant structure. They provide the most abundant renewable materials on Earth. This lignocellulosic material is therefore the focus of biofuel development1, and wood is widely used for many ind...
DspE and AvrE induce cell swelling DspE channel size selectivity Mutational analysis of the DspE channel Inhibitors of DspE and AvrE channels PAMAM G1 inhibits bacterial infection Discussion Methods Data availability Code availability Change history References Acknowledgements Author information Ethics declaratio...
Within the past few years studies of the morphology and function of membranes have increased almost exponentially. Books and reviews discussing the biochemistry of membranes, the biochemical and biophysical properties of cell surfaces, the molecular orga
The nucleotide content can vary greatly, depending on the growth rate of the cell; surplus P can be stored as polyphosphates (Harold 1966; Stewart and Tiessen 1987). When comparing the nutrient stoichiometry of soils, microbial biomass, Pmic appears to be closely linked to overall microbial ...
Characterizing the behaviors of dynamic systems requires capturing them with high temporal and spatial resolution. Owing to its transparency and genetic tractability, the Arabidopsis thaliana root lends itself well to live imaging when combined with cell
In the roots of menadione-treated Arabidopsis plants, alanine level was increased [25], although it did not show any significant response to 13C-redistribution in labeled glucose feeding experiments [28]. It was stated that the maintenance of high alanine levels under oxidative stress conditions ...
During infection, root knot nematodes form a multi-nucleated giant cell structure, usually consisting of six host cells, while cyst nematodes form syncytia [11,36]. In Arabidopsis syncytia, actin filaments and microtubules were found to be disrupted, and the mitotic apparatus was not observed. ...
In this 225μm region there were four cells in the epidermal cell file of the ground control, compared to 6 or 7 in the flight root; giving the appearance that the cells of the ground control roots were more elongated than the cells from the same region in the flight plants. This ...