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Live Cell Imaging of Microtubule Cytoskeleton and Micromechanical Manipulation of the Arabidopsis Shoot Apical Meristem
Published on: May 23, 2020
Towards a functional understanding of cell growth dynamics in shoot meristem stem-cell niche
Mingtang Xie1, Moses Tataw, G Venugopala Reddy
1Department of Botany and Plant Science, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, United States.
Abstract:
Shoot apical meristems (SAMs) harbor a set of stem-cells which supply cells for the development of all above-ground structures. A precise spatio-temporal control of growth patterns in stem-cells and the differentiating progeny is critical to maintain a stable set of stem-cells. In recent years, an array of approaches including molecular genetics, transient perturbations, live-imaging, image processing and mathematical modeling have been employed to study the cellular dynamics. In this article, we highlight recent studies that link cell-cell communication mechanisms to cell mechanics and overall growth control that govern stem-cell homeostasis and morphogenesis in SAMs.
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