Plant Cytoskeleton: Advances and Novel Functions
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Plant Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 5475
Special Issue Editors
Interests: abiotic/biotic stress effects on plants; plant cell biology; phytomorphogenesis; plant biomass utilization; innovative ecological quality monitoring systems
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Interests: plant cell division; morphogenesis; cell polarity; microtubules; actin cytoskeleton; reactive oxygen species; redox signalling; stress perception
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The cytoskeleton is an essential component of eukaryotic cells determining their structural integrity. Ever since their discovery in plant cells, the role of microtubules and actin microfilaments has been analysed largely by pharmacological strategies, providing broad insights into the participation of cytoskeletal arrays in specific cellular processes. The modern methods in cell research, including genomics, proteomics, molecular genetics, as well as improved visualization techniques and novel imaging technologies, are transforming our vision of the form, function, and regulation of the plant cytoskeleton.
The shift to integrative approaches in recent years has revolutionized our understanding of the plant cytoskeleton. Static cell images have been replaced by dramatic motion snapshots of live, dynamic protein networks, and descriptive analysis has been replaced by mechanistic and quantitative insights. Taking advantage of these powerful tools, scientists attempt to delve deeper into the organization and dynamics of the cytoskeleton in order to unravel how they are integrated into regulatory networks underlying complex plant processes, from sexual reproduction to organ morphogenesis and cellular differentiation. Undeniably, the extensive investigation of the plant cytoskeleton has revealed previously unknown functions and numerous associated proteins.
In this Special Issue, our aim is to provide an overarching but complementary view of this fast-growing field. Updates on plant cytoskeleton functions will be the main scope of this Issue. Contributions at the organism, cellular, molecular and omics level are highly welcome.
Dr. Ioannis-Dimosthenis Adamakis
Dr. Pantelis Livanos
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- actin microfilament
- cell polarity
- formins
- microtubules
- MAP
- myosin
- phyto-morphogenesis
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