The membranes of eukaryotic cells create hydrophobic barriers that control substance and
information exchange between the inside and outside of cells and between cellular …

Auxin is implicated throughout plant growth and development. Although the effects of this
plant hormone have been recognized for more than a century, it is only in the past two …

Polar cell growth in plants requires a cell peripheral region that undergoes membrane
extension and cell wall remodeling. Since the 1990s, RHO‐RELATED GTPASES FROM …

The plant cuticle is thought to be a critical evolutionary adaptation that allowed the first
plants to colonize land, because of its key roles in regulating plant water status and …

Pollen tube growth requires coordination of cytoskeletal dynamics and apical secretion. The
regulatory phospholipid phosphatidylinositol 4, 5-bisphosphate (PtdIns (4, 5) P2) is enriched …

Photosynthetic organisms support cell metabolism by harvesting sunlight and driving the
electron transport chain at the level of thylakoid membranes. Excitation energy and electron …

Class II formins are key regulators of actin and are essential for polarized plant cell growth.
Here, we show that the class II formin N-terminal phosphatase and tensin (PTEN) domain …

The moss Physcomitrella patens has emerged as an excellent model system owing to its
amenability to reverse genetics. The moss gametophyte has three filamentous tissues that …

Historically, phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C (PI-PLC) catalyzes the hydrolysis of
phosphatidylinositol 4, 5-bisphosphate (PIP 2) to generate the second messengers, inositol …

The moss Physcomitrella patens receives increased scientific interest since its genome was
sequenced a decade ago. As a bryophyte, it represents the first group of plants that evolved …