Autophagy is an intracellular degradation mechanism critical for plant acclimation to
environmental stresses. Central to autophagy is the formation of specialized vesicles, the …

During phloem unloading, multiple cell-to-cell transport events move organic substances to
the root meristem. Although the primary unloading event from the sieve elements to the …

Loquat, as a cold-sensitive fruit, exhibits typical lignification symptoms, such as increased
firmness and lignin content, decreased juice yield and loss of fruit flavor when stored at …

Despite recent progress in our understanding of graft union formation, we still know little
about the cellular events underlying the grafting process. This is partially due to the difficulty …

Clathrin-mediated endocytosis is an essential cellular internalization pathway involving the
dynamic assembly of clathrin and accessory proteins to form membrane-bound vesicles …

Electron cryo-tomography (cryo-ET) is a technique that allows the investigation of intact
macromolecular complexes while they are in their cellular milieu. Over the years, cryo-ET …

Endocytosis is the process by which cells internalise molecules from their cell surface via
plasma membrane-derived vesicles. In plants, clathrin-mediated endocytosis requires the …

Combining two different plants together through grafting is one of the oldest horticultural
techniques. In order to survive, both partners must communicate via the formation of de novo …

The crystalline structure of prolamellar bodies (PLBs) and light-induced etioplasts-to-
chloroplasts transformation have been investigated with electron microscopy methods …

Plant plasmodesmata (PD) are complex intercellular channels consisting of a thin
endoplasmic reticulum (ER) tubule enveloped by the plasma membrane (PM). PD were first …