A Rho-actin signaling pathway shapes cell wall boundaries in Arabidopsis xylem vessels

Cell wall pits allow movement of water between xylem vessels and are formed via Rho-GTPase mediated signaling that leads to local microtubule disassembly. Here, Sugiyama et al. show that an additional Rho-GTPase pathway controls cell wall deposition and actin dynamics to form pit boundaries.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yuki Sugiyama, Yoshinobu Nagashima, Mayumi Wakazaki, Mayuko Sato, Kiminori Toyooka, Hiroo Fukuda, Yoshihisa Oda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08396-7