Mechanism of Cell Shape Determination in Teleost Retinal Cones

1981 ◽  
pp. 25-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beth Burnside
Keyword(s):  
Cell Shape ◽  
Shape Determination

Heterospecific Expression of the Bacillus subtilis Cell Shape Determination Genes mreBCD in Escherichia coli *

2003 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joong-Chul Lee ◽  
Jeong-Heon Cha ◽  
Dennis B. Zerbv ◽  
George C. Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Bacillus Subtilis ◽  
Cell Shape ◽  
Subtilis Cell ◽  
Shape Determination

Cell shape determination in Escherichia coli

2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 606-610 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary J Osborn ◽  
Lawrence Rothfield
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Cell Shape ◽  
Shape Determination

scholarly journals Orchestration of microtubules and the actin cytoskeleton in trichome cell shape determination by a plant-unique kinesin

eLife ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Tian ◽  
Libo Han ◽  
Zhidi Feng ◽  
Guangda Wang ◽  
Weiwei Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Actin Filaments ◽  
Cell Shape ◽  
Shape Control ◽  
Live Cell Imaging ◽  
Cell Morphogenesis ◽  
Calmodulin Binding ◽  
Cytoskeletal Regulation ◽  
Shape Determination ◽  
Cell Shape Control ◽  
Trichome Cell

Microtubules (MTs) and actin filaments (F-actin) function cooperatively to regulate plant cell morphogenesis. However, the mechanisms underlying the crosstalk between these two cytoskeletal systems, particularly in cell shape control, remain largely unknown. In this study, we show that introduction of the MyTH4-FERM tandem into KCBP (kinesin-like calmodulin-binding protein) during evolution conferred novel functions. The MyTH4 domain and the FERM domain in the N-terminal tail of KCBP physically bind to MTs and F-actin, respectively. During trichome morphogenesis, KCBP distributes in a specific cortical gradient and concentrates at the branching sites and the apexes of elongating branches, which lack MTs but have cortical F-actin. Further, live-cell imaging and genetic analyses revealed that KCBP acts as a hub integrating MTs and actin filaments to assemble the required cytoskeletal configuration for the unique, polarized diffuse growth pattern during trichome cell morphogenesis. Our findings provide significant insights into the mechanisms underlying cytoskeletal regulation of cell shape determination.

Ovarian polarity and cell shape determination by Btk29A in Drosophila

genesis ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (8) ◽  
pp. e23042 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noriko Hamada-Kawaguchi ◽  
Daisuke Yamamoto
Keyword(s):  
Cell Shape ◽  
Shape Determination
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