Microtubules and cellulose microfibrils: how intimate is their relationship?
The recent visualization of the motion of fluorescently labeled cellulose synthase complexes by Alexander Paredez and colleagues heralds the start of a new era in the science of the plant cell wall. Upon drug-induced complete depolymerization, the movement of the complexes does not become disordered but instead establishes an apparently self-organized novel pattern. The ability to label complexes in vivo has provided us with the ideal tool for tackling the intriguing question of the underlying default mechanisms at play.
Emons
Anne Mie C
AM
Laboratory of Plant Cell Biology, Wageningen University, Arboretumlaan 4, 6703 BD Wageningen, The Netherlands. annemie.emons@wur.nl
Höfte
Herman
H
Mulder
Bela M
BM
D002482:Cellulose / Q000378:metabolism*; D005964:Glucosyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D020894:Microfibrils / Q000378:metabolism*; D008870:Microtubules / Q000378:metabolism*; D059828:Plant Cells; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism*
D002482:Cellulose; D005964:Glucosyltransferases; C478648:cellulose synthase