In endoreplication cell cycles, known as endocycles, cells successively replicate their
genomes without segregating chromosomes during mitosis and thereby become polyploid …

The posttranslational addition of ubiquitin (Ub) helps control the half-life, localization, and
action of many intracellular plant proteins. A primary function is the degradation of …

Polyploid cells have genomes that contain multiples of the typical diploid chromosome
number and are found in many different organisms. Studies in a variety of animal and plant …

Through its photosynthetic capacity the leaf provides the basis for growth of the whole plant.
In order to improve crops for higher productivity and resistance for future climate scenarios, it …

Trichomes are specialized epidermal cells located on aerial parts of plants and are
associated with a wide array of biological processes. Trichomes protect plants from adverse …

Endoreplication, also called endoreduplication, is a cell cycle variant of multicellular
eukaryotes in which mitosis is skipped and cells repeatedly replicate their DNA, resulting in …

Seed development is a complex process that requires coordinated integration of many
genetic, metabolic, and physiological pathways and environmental cues. Different cell cycle …

Plant morphogenesis relies on cell proliferation and differentiation strictly controlled in space
and time. As in other eukaryotes, progression through the plant cell cycle is governed by …

Developmentally programmed polyploidy occurs by at least four different mechanisms, two
of which (endoreduplication and endomitosis) involve switching from mitotic cell cycles to …

Endocycles are variant cell cycles comprised of DNA synthesis (S)-and gap (G)-phases but
lacking mitosis,. Such cycles facilitate post-mitotic growth in many invertebrate and plant …