Building a complex structure such as the cell wall, with many individual parts that need to be
assembled correctly from distinct sources within the cell, is a well-orchestrated process …

Many lipophilic metabolites produced by terrestrial plants are deposited on plant surfaces to
protect them from abiotic and biotic stresses. Plant-derived lipophilic metabolites include …

Tethering complexes mediate vesicle–target compartment contact. Octameric complex
exocyst initiate vesicle exocytosis at specific cytoplasmic membrane domains. Plant exocyst …

Highlights•RAB GTPase regulates membrane trafficking with specific GEFs and
effectors.•RAB5/RABF and RAB11/RABA underwent characteristic diversification in …

Localized delivery of plasma membrane and cell wall components is an essential process in
all plant cells. The vesicle-tethering complex, the exocyst, an ancient eukaryotic hetero …

As an adaptive innovation in plant terrestrialization, cuticle covers the plant surface and
greatly contributes to the development and stress tolerance in land plants. Although past …

Endomembrane traffic in eukaryotic cells functions partially as a means of communication;
delivery of membrane in one direction has to be balanced with a reduction at the other end …

The exocyst, a multiprotein complex consisting of eight subunits, plays an essential role in
many biological processes by mediating secretion of post-Golgi-derived vesicles towards …

Highlights•3D growth in plants evolved coincident with the colonization of land.•P. patens is
an ideal model organism in which to genetically dissect 3D growth.•2D side branch initials …

The colonization of land by plants, and the greening of the terrestrial biosphere, was one of
the most important events in the history of life on Earth. The transition of plants from water to …