A computational framework for cortical microtubule dynamics in realistically shaped plant cells.

ABSTRACT: Plant morphogenesis is strongly dependent on the directional growth and the subsequent oriented division of individual cells. It has been shown that the plant cortical microtubule array plays a key role in controlling both these processes. This ordered structure emerges as the collective result of stochastic interactions between large numbers of dynamic microtubules. To elucidate this complex self-organization process a number of analytical and computational approaches to study the dynamics of cortical microtubules have been proposed. To date, however, these models have been restricted to two dimensional planes or geometrically simple surfaces in three dimensions, which strongly limits their applicability as plant cells display a wide variety of shapes. This limitation is even more acute,

SUBMITTER: Chakrabortty B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5812663 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature