The plasma membrane as a mechanotransducer in plants

The plasma membrane is a physical boundary made of amphiphilic lipid molecules, proteins and carbohydrates extensions. Its role in mechanotransduction generates increasing attention in animal systems, where membrane tension is mainly induced by cortical actomyosin. In plant cells, cortical tension i...

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Main Authors: Colin, Leia, Hamant, Olivier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Académie des sciences 2021-12-01
Series:Comptes Rendus Biologies
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Online Access:https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/biologies/articles/10.5802/crbiol.66/