Tools for studying the cytoskeleton during plant cell division

Optogenetic control of PRC1 reveals its role in chromosome alignment on the spindle by overlap length-dependent forces

(2021) Mihaela Jagrić et al.   eLife

Optogenetic Control of Spindle Microtubule Crosslinkers Reveals that Bridging Fibers Promote Chromosome Alignment by Overlap Length-Dependent Forces

(2021) Mihaela Jagric et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

KATANIN and CLASP function at different spatial scales to mediate microtubule response to mechanical stress in Arabidopsis cotyledons

(2021) Ryan C. Eng et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Tools for Assessing Cell-Cycle Progression in Plants

(2021) Clara Echevarría et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

FERONIA and microtubules independently contribute to mechanical integrity in the Arabidopsis shoot

(2021) Alice Malivert et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Kinesin-13 and Kinesin-8 Function during Cell Growth and Division in the Moss Physcomitrella patens

(2020) Shu Yao Leong et al.   PLANT CELL

Optical Manipulation of F-Actin with Photoswitchable Small Molecules

(2020) Malgorzata Borowiak et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Combining optogenetics with sensitive FRET imaging to monitor local microtubule manipulations

(2020) Orry Van Geel et al.   Scientific Reports

Optogenetic control of gene expression in plants in the presence of ambient white light

(2020) Rocio Ochoa-Fernandez et al.   NATURE METHODS

Lights, cytoskeleton, action: Optogenetic control of cell dynamics

(2020) Torsten Wittmann et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY

Optogenetics in plants

(2020) John M. Christie et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Kinase Partner Protein Plays a Key Role in Controlling the Speed and Shape of Pollen Tube Growth in Tomato

(2020) Hai-Kuan Liu et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Photoswitchable paclitaxel-based microtubule stabilisers allow optical control over the microtubule cytoskeleton

(2020) Adrian Müller-Deku et al.   Nature Communications

Optogenetic manipulation of stomatal kinetics improves carbon assimilation, water use, and growth

(2019) M. Papanatsiou et al.   SCIENCE

Re-activation of Stem Cell Pathways for Pattern Restoration in Plant Wound Healing

(2019) Petra Marhava et al.   CELL

Cytoskeleton Dynamics Are Necessary for Early Events of Lateral Root Initiation in Arabidopsis

(2019) Amaya Vilches Barro et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Principles and applications of optogenetics in developmental biology

(2019) Daniel Krueger et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Optogenetic control of cofilin and αTAT in living cells using Z-lock

(2019) Orrin J. Stone et al.   Nature Chemical Biology

Update on plant cytokinesis: rule and divide

(2019) Henrik Buschmann et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Establishment of a mitotic model system by transient expression of the D‐type cyclin in differentiated leaf cells of tobacco ( Nicotiana benthamiana )

(2019) Jie Xu et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Disruption of actin filaments in Zea mays by bisphenol A depends on their crosstalk with microtubules

(2018) Konstantina Stavropoulou et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Dual localized kinesin‐12 POK2 plays multiple roles during cell division and interacts with MAP65‐3

(2018) Arvid Herrmann et al.   EMBO REPORTS

Local control of intracellular microtubule dynamics by EB1 photodissociation

(2018) Jeffrey van Haren et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Modulation of formin processivity by profilin and mechanical tension

(2018) Luyan Cao et al.   eLife

Optogenetic dissection of mitotic spindle positioning in vivo

(2018) Lars-Eric Fielmich et al.   eLife

Control of microtubule dynamics using an optogenetic microtubule plus end–F-actin cross-linker

(2017) Rebecca C. Adikes et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

DeActs: genetically encoded tools for perturbing the actin cytoskeleton in single cells

(2017) Martin Harterink et al.   NATURE METHODS

Arabidopsis MAP65-4 plays a role in phragmoplast microtubule organization and marks the cortical cell division site

(2017) Haoge Li et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

3D analysis of mitosis distribution highlights the longitudinal zonation and diarch symmetry in proliferation activity of the Arabidopsis thaliana root meristem

(2017) Viktoriya V. Lavrekha et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Division Plane Orientation Defects Revealed by a Synthetic Double Mutant Phenotype

(2017) Ricardo Mir et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The preprophase band of microtubules controls the robustness of division orientation in plants

(2017) Estelle Schaefer et al.   SCIENCE

LOVTRAP: an optogenetic system for photoinduced protein dissociation

(2016) Hui Wang et al.   NATURE METHODS

Characterization of Actin Filament Dynamics during Mitosis in Wheat Protoplasts under UV-B Radiation

(2016) Huize Chen et al.   Scientific Reports

Photoswitchable Inhibitors of Microtubule Dynamics Optically Control Mitosis and Cell Death

(2015) Malgorzata Borowiak et al.   CELL

Engineering an improved light-induced dimer (iLID) for controlling the localization and activity of signaling proteins

(2014) Gurkan Guntas et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Myosin VIII associates with microtubule ends and together with actin plays a role in guiding plant cell division

(2014) Shu-Zon Wu et al.   eLife

Small Molecules CK-666 and CK-869 Inhibit Actin-Related Protein 2/3 Complex by Blocking an Activating Conformational Change

(2013) Byron Hetrick et al.   CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY

Roles of Cortical Actin Microfilament Patterning in Division Plane Orientation in Plants

(2013) Kei H. Kojo et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

A protein phosphatase 2A complex spatially controls plant cell division

(2013) Lara Spinner et al.   Nature Communications

AtFH1 formin mutation affects actin filament and microtubule dynamics in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2012) Amparo Rosero et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Initiation of Cell Wall Pattern by a Rho- and Microtubule-Driven Symmetry Breaking

(2012) Y. Oda et al.   SCIENCE

Plant actin controls membrane permeability

(2011) Petra Hohenberger et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES

AtFH8 Is Involved in Root Development under Effect of Low-Dose Latrunculin B in Dividing Cells

(2011) Xiu-Hua Xue et al.   Molecular Plant

Actin Interacting Protein1 and Actin Depolymerizing Factor Drive Rapid Actin Dynamics in Physcomitrella patens

(2011) R. C. Augustine et al.   PLANT CELL

Arabidopsisα Aurora Kinases Function in Formative Cell Division Plane Orientation

(2011) Daniël Van Damme et al.   PLANT CELL

The RootChip: An Integrated Microfluidic Chip for Plant Science

(2011) G. Grossmann et al.   PLANT CELL

Cortical microtubules optimize cell-wall crystallinity to drive unidirectional growth in Arabidopsis

(2011) Miki Fujita et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

The function of TONNEAU1 in moss reveals ancient mechanisms of division plane specification and cell elongation in land plants

(2010) L. Spinner et al.   DEVELOPMENT

RIP3 and AtKinesin-13A – A novel interaction linking Rho proteins of plants to microtubules

(2010) Elena Mucha et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Tangled localization at the cortical division site of plant cells occurs by several mechanisms

(2010) C. G. Rasmussen et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Adaptin-like protein TPLATE and clathrin recruitment during plant somatic cytokinesis occurs via two distinct pathways

(2010) D. Van Damme et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

An EB1-Binding Motif Acts as a Microtubule Tip Localization Signal

(2009) Srinivas Honnappa et al.   CELL

Identification and Characterization of a Small Molecule Inhibitor of Formin-Mediated Actin Assembly

(2009) Syed A. Rizvi et al.   CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY

Spindle Assembly Checkpoint Protein Dynamics Reveal Conserved and Unsuspected Roles in Plant Cell Division

(2009) Marie-Cécile Caillaud et al.   PLoS One

Quantitative analysis of changes in actin microfilament contribution to cell plate development in plant cytokinesis

(2008) Takumi Higaki et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

MAP65-3 Microtubule-Associated Protein Is Essential for Nematode-Induced Giant Cell Ontogenesis in Arabidopsis

(2008) M.-C. Caillaud et al.   PLANT CELL