A computational framework for 3D mechanical modeling of plant morphogenesis with cellular resolution.

ABSTRACT: The link between genetic regulation and the definition of form and size during morphogenesis remains largely an open question in both plant and animal biology. This is partially due to the complexity of the process, involving extensive molecular networks, multiple feedbacks between different scales of organization and physical forces operating at multiple levels. Here we present a conceptual and modeling framework aimed at generating an integrated understanding of morphogenesis in plants. This framework is based on the biophysical properties of plant cells, which are under high internal turgor pressure, and are prevented from bursting because of the presence of a rigid cell wall. To control cell growth, the underlying molecular networks must interfere locally with the elastic and/or plasti

SUBMITTER: Boudon F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4288716 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature