Mitosis in plants: how far we have come at the molecular level?
The basic mechanism of mitosis is universally conserved in all eucaryotes, but specific solutions to achieve this process have been adapted by different organisms during evolution. Although cytological studies of plant cells have contributed to our understanding of chromatin dynamics during mitosis, many of the molecular mechanisms that control mitosis have been identified in yeast and animal cells. Nevertheless, recent advances have begun to fill the gaps in our understanding of how mitosis is regulated in plants, and raise intriguing questions to be answered in the future.
Criqui
Marie Claire
MC
Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes du CNRS, 12, rue du Général Zimmer, 67084 Cédex, Strasbourg, France.
Genschik
Pascal
P
D002868:Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone / Q000378:metabolism; D018844:Cyclin-Dependent Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D016213:Cyclins / Q000378:metabolism; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D016195:G2 Phase / Q000502:physiology; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D008870:Microtubules / Q000378:metabolism; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D008938:Mitosis / Q000502:physiology*; D009685:Nuclear Envelope / Q000378:metabolism; D063245:Plant Development; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
D002868:Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone; D016213:Cyclins; D018844:Cyclin-Dependent Kinases; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases