Auxin participates in a multitude of developmental processes, as well as responses to
environmental cues. Compared with other plant hormones, auxin exhibits a unique property …

The purification of coated vesicles and the discovery of clathrin by Barbara Pearse in 1975
was a landmark in cell biology. Over the past 40 years, work from many labs has uncovered …

Small RNAs (sRNAs) of the fungal pathogen Botrytis cinerea can enter plant cells and hijack
host Argonaute protein 1 (AGO1) to silence host immunity genes. However, the mechanism …

Endomembrane trafficking is essential for all eukaryotic cells. The best-characterized
membrane trafficking organelles include the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), Golgi apparatus …

Tropisms, growth responses to environmental stimuli such as light or gravity, are spectacular
examples of adaptive plant development. The plant hormone auxin serves as a major …

Endocytosis includes a number of processes by which cells internalize segments of their
plasma membrane, enclosing a wide variety of material from outside the cell. Endocytosis …

Clathrin-mediated endocytosis is the major mechanism for eukaryotic plasma membrane-
based proteome turn-over. In plants, clathrin-mediated endocytosis is essential for …

In plants, the controlled absorption of soil nutrients by root epidermal cells is critical for
growth and development. IRON-REGULATED TRANSPORTER 1 (IRT1) is the main root …

Endocytosis and endosomal trafficking are essential processes in cells that control the
dynamics and turnover of plasma membrane proteins, such as receptors, transporters, and …

Sensing of potential pathogenic bacteria is of critical importance for immunity. In plants, this
involves plasma membrane-resident pattern recognition receptors, one of which is the …