Plant Vasculature: Selective Membrane-to-Microtubule Tethering Patterns the Xylem Cell Wall
Summary
To introduce pits into a cell wall, plants depolymerize cortical microtubules, which prevents subsequent secondary cell wall thickening. A newly identified protein tethers microtubules to the plasma membrane and contains this breakdown to defined regions, thereby shaping these holes.
Publisher URL: http://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(17)30948-X
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.07.044
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