Plant ER geometry and dynamics: biophysical and cytoskeletal control during growth and biotic response. Academic Article

abstract

• The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is an intricate and dynamic network of membrane tubules and cisternae. In plant cells, the ER 'web' pervades the cortex and endoplasm and is continuous with adjacent cells as it passes through plasmodesmata. It is therefore the largest membranous organelle in plant cells. It performs essential functions including protein and lipid synthesis, and its morphology and movement are linked to cellular function. An emerging trend is that organelles can no longer be seen as discrete membrane-bound compartments, since they can physically interact and 'communicate' with one another. The ER may form a connecting central role in this process. This review tackles our current understanding and quantification of ER dynamics and how these change under a variety of biotic and developmental cues.

authors

• Griffing, Lawrence

published proceedings

• Protoplasma

author list (cited authors)

• Griffing, L. R., Lin, C., Perico, C., White, R. R., & Sparkes, I.

citation count

• 44

complete list of authors

• Griffing, Lawrence R||Lin, Congping||Perico, Chiara||White, Rhiannon R||Sparkes, Imogen

publication date

• January 2017

publisher

• Springer Nature  Publisher

published in

• Protoplasma: an international journal of cell biology  Journal

keywords

• Actin
• Biophysical Phenomena
• Cytoskeleton
• Endoplasmic Reticulum
• Microtubules
• Models, Biological
• Movement
• Myosin
• Plant Development
• Plants

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1007/s00709-016-0945-3

start page

• 43

end page

• 56

volume

• 254

issue

• 1

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1007%2Fs00709-016-0945-3