Published April 13, 2012
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Journal Article
Growing Cells Push Back under Pressure
- Creators
- Gibson, W. T.
- Gibson, M. C.
Abstract
In both plants and animals, the interplay between mechanical force generation and mechanical sensing plays a stabilizing role in many developmental processes. Uyttewaal et al. now demonstrate that cells in the Arabidopsis shoot apical meristem respond to local mechanical stresses by reorienting their growth, thereby guiding morphogenesis. Notably, the mechanism underlying such guidance is amplification—not suppression—of growth-rate heterogeneity.
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© 2012 Elsevier Inc. Available online 12 April 2012.Additional details
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