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To Lead or to Follow: Contribution of the Plant Vacuole to Cell Growth

  • Cell division and cell elongation are fundamental processes for growth. In contrast to animal cells, plant cells are surrounded by rigid walls and therefore loosening of the wall is required during elongation. On the other hand, vacuole size has been shown to correlate with cell size and inhibition of vacuolar expansion limits cell growth. However, the specific role of the vacuole during cell elongation is still not fully resolved. Especially the question whether the vacuole is the leading unit during cellular growth or just passively expands upon water uptake remains to be answered. Here, we review recent findings about the contribution of the vacuole to cell elongation. In addition, we also discuss the connection between cell wall status and vacuolar morphology. In particular, we focus on the question whether vacuolar size is dictated by cell size or vice versa and share our personnel view about the sequential steps during cell elongation.

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Author:Sabrina Kaiser, David ScheuringORCiD
URN:urn:nbn:de:hbz:386-kluedo-60723
ISSN:1664-462X
Parent Title (English):Frontiers in Plant Science
Publisher:Frontiers
Document Type:Article
Language of publication:English
Date of Publication (online):2020/05/08
Year of first Publication:2020
Publishing Institution:Technische Universität Kaiserslautern
Date of the Publication (Server):2020/09/09
Issue:Vol. 11, 2020
Page Number:6
Source:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2020.00553/full
Faculties / Organisational entities:Kaiserslautern - Fachbereich Biologie
DDC-Cassification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 570 Biowissenschaften, Biologie
Collections:Open-Access-Publikationsfonds
Licence (German):Zweitveröffentlichung