Characterising the mechanics of cell–cell adhesion in plants
Cell–cell adhesion is a fundamental feature of multicellular organisms. To ensure multicellular integrity, adhesion needs to be tightly controlled and maintained. In plants, cell–cell adhesion remains poorly understood. Here, we argue that to be able to understand how cell–cell adhesion works in pla...
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| author | Asal Atakhani Léa Bogdziewiez Stéphane Verger |
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| description | Cell–cell adhesion is a fundamental feature of multicellular organisms. To ensure multicellular integrity, adhesion needs to be tightly controlled and maintained. In plants, cell–cell adhesion remains poorly understood. Here, we argue that to be able to understand how cell–cell adhesion works in plants, we need to understand and quantitatively measure the mechanics behind it. We first introduce cell–cell adhesion in the context of multicellularity, briefly explain the notions of adhesion strength, work and energy and present the current knowledge concerning the mechanisms of cell–cell adhesion in plants. Because still relatively little is known in plants, we then turn to animals, but also algae, bacteria, yeast and fungi, and examine how adhesion works and how it can be quantitatively measured in these systems. From this, we explore how the mechanics of cell adhesion could be quantitatively characterised in plants, opening future perspectives for understanding plant multicellularity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-43a4b27c78f34aeba906804124e64b132023-03-09T12:43:35ZengCambridge University PressQuantitative Plant Biology2632-88282022-01-01310.1017/qpb.2021.16Characterising the mechanics of cell–cell adhesion in plantsAsal Atakhani0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3944-6996Léa Bogdziewiez1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2085-1246Stéphane Verger2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3643-3978Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, SwedenDepartment of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, SwedenDepartment of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, SwedenCell–cell adhesion is a fundamental feature of multicellular organisms. To ensure multicellular integrity, adhesion needs to be tightly controlled and maintained. In plants, cell–cell adhesion remains poorly understood. Here, we argue that to be able to understand how cell–cell adhesion works in plants, we need to understand and quantitatively measure the mechanics behind it. We first introduce cell–cell adhesion in the context of multicellularity, briefly explain the notions of adhesion strength, work and energy and present the current knowledge concerning the mechanisms of cell–cell adhesion in plants. Because still relatively little is known in plants, we then turn to animals, but also algae, bacteria, yeast and fungi, and examine how adhesion works and how it can be quantitatively measured in these systems. From this, we explore how the mechanics of cell adhesion could be quantitatively characterised in plants, opening future perspectives for understanding plant multicellularity.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2632882821000163/type/journal_articleadhesion strengthcell–cell adhesionmulticellularityplantsingle celltissue |
| spellingShingle | Asal Atakhani Léa Bogdziewiez Stéphane Verger Characterising the mechanics of cell–cell adhesion in plants Quantitative Plant Biology adhesion strength cell–cell adhesion multicellularity plant single cell tissue |
| title | Characterising the mechanics of cell–cell adhesion in plants |
| title_full | Characterising the mechanics of cell–cell adhesion in plants |
| title_fullStr | Characterising the mechanics of cell–cell adhesion in plants |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characterising the mechanics of cell–cell adhesion in plants |
| title_short | Characterising the mechanics of cell–cell adhesion in plants |
| title_sort | characterising the mechanics of cell cell adhesion in plants |
| topic | adhesion strength cell–cell adhesion multicellularity plant single cell tissue |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2632882821000163/type/journal_article |
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