Plant cytokinesis is orchestrated by a specialized structure, the phragmoplast. The
phragmoplast first occurred in representatives of Charophyte algae and then became the …

Highlights•The cortical division zone establishment is independent of a dense preprophase
band.•The MAP65-hub controls phragmoplast midzone organization and phragmoplast …

Plants have evolved a unique way of partitioning the cytoplasm of dividing cells: Instead of
forming a contractile ring that constricts the plasma membrane, plant cells target membrane …

Plant cells divide in two by constructing a new cell wall (cell plate) between daughter nuclei
after mitosis. Golgi-derived vesicles are transported to the equator of a cytoskeletal structure …

Highlights•Phragmoplast expansion allows construction of long cell plates during
cytokinesis.•Anti-parallel microtubule overlaps determine position and width of the cell …

Following mitosis, cytoplasm, organelles and genetic material are partitioned into daughter
cells through the process of cytokinesis. In somatic cells of higher plants, two cytoskeletal …

Plant cytokinesis involves the formation of a cell plate. This is accomplished with the help of
the phragmoplast, a plant-specific cytokinetic apparatus that consists of microtubules and …

Cytokinesis is the process that leads to the production of two daughter cells from one parent.
In animal cells this is achieved by constriction of the plasma membrane, whereas in higher …

Cytokinesis partitions the cytoplasm of a dividing cell. Unlike yeast and animal cells, which
form cleavage furrows from the plasma membrane, cells in higher plants make a new …

In phragmoplast-assisted cytokinesis of somatic cells, vesicle fusion generates a cell plate
that matures into a new cell wall and its flanking plasma membranes. Insight into this …