Our results reveal dynamic regulation of cell size at both major cell cycle checkpoints in plant cells ... cell size can primarily be viewed as an adaptation to the environment.

Similarly, it was pointed out that IR-treated plant cells must have undergone G2 checkpoint adaptation as they entered mitosis with chromatid breaks (Carballo et al., 2006). Taken together ...

New research from the Sainsbury Laboratory at the University of Cambridge has shed light on how plants precisely control ...

Plants adapt their water consumption ... calcium from stores inside the cell, which optimally amplifies the signal,' explains Rainer Hedrich. The Würzburg plant scientists were right: when ...

Xiao Jun from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has discovered a new way in which temperature can influence the fate of plant cells by ...

"We have discovered this incredible capability for plant roots to effectively 'brace for impact,' by stiffening their cell walls when grown in soil that has been compacted," said Dr. Salvatore La ...

"By using this microbial cell factory, you can bypass extracting ... yet underappreciated role, in plant signaling or adaptation to environmental challenges. Thanks to the new engineering approach ...

Plant cells are surrounded by an intricately structured protective coat called the cell wall. It’s built of cellulose microfibrils intertwined with polysaccharides like hemicellulose or pectin.

Each component of a cell has its own function. Animal and plant cells differ and they have similarities. Nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm and mitochondria are four cell components that are found ...

So why is plant life so resilient to radiation and nuclear disaster? To answer this question, we first need to understand how radiation from nuclear reactors affects living cells. Chernobyl’s ra ...