title: Actuators Acting without Actin.
abstract: Plant actuators move organs, allowing the plant to respond to environmental cues or perform other mechanical tasks. In Cardamine hursuta the dispersal of seeds is accomplished by explosive opening of the fruit. The biomechanical mechanism relies on a complex interplay between turgor regulation and cell wall mechanical properties.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Science, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, McGill University, Macdonald Campus, 21111 Lakeshore, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QE H9X 3V9, Canada. Electronic address: anja.geitmann@mcgill.ca.
authors.forename: Anja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Geitmann
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins; D001703:Biophysics; D002473:Cell Wall; D005638:Fruit; D012639:Seeds
chemical_list: D000199:Actins