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ReviewJournal of cell science2018

Phragmoplast microtubule dynamics - a game of zones.

Andrei Smertenko, Seanna L Hewitt, Caitlin N Jacques, Rafal Kacprzyk, Yan Liu, Matthew J Marcec, Lindani Moyo, Aaron Ogden, Hui Min Oung, Sharol Schmidt and 1 more

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Review in Journal of cell science, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34citing papers in PubMed
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 72 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Andrei SmertenkoInstitute of Biological Chemistry, Pullman, WA 99164, USA andrei.smertenko@wsu.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-5078-4881
Seanna L HewittMolecular Plant Sciences Graduate Program, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA.
Caitlin N JacquesMolecular Plant Sciences Graduate Program, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA.
Rafal KacprzykInstitute of Biological Chemistry, Pullman, WA 99164, USA.
Yan LiuMolecular Plant Sciences Graduate Program, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA.
Matthew J MarcecMolecular Plant Sciences Graduate Program, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA.
Lindani MoyoMolecular Plant Sciences Graduate Program, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA.
Aaron OgdenInstitute of Biological Chemistry, Pullman, WA 99164, USA.
Hui Min OungInstitute of Biological Chemistry, Pullman, WA 99164, USA.
Sharol SchmidtInstitute of Biological Chemistry, Pullman, WA 99164, USA.
Erika A Serrano-RomeroMolecular Plant Sciences Graduate Program, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA.
Washington State University · US

Funding

TRAINING IN BIOTECHNOLOGY: EMPHASIS ON PROTEIN CHEMISTRYT32GM008336 · NIGMS · WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY · PI CALL, DOUGLAS R. · 1989 to 2023
$8.9M
NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008336
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plant morphogenesis relies on the accurate positioning of the partition (cell plate) between dividing cells during cytokinesis. The cell plate is synthetized by a specialized structure called the phragmoplast, which consists of microtubules, actin filaments, membrane compartments and associated proteins. The phragmoplast forms between daughter nuclei during the transition from anaphase to telophase. As cells are commonly larger than the originally formed phragmoplast, the construction of the cell plate requires phragmoplast expansion. This expansion depends on microtubule polymerization at the phragmoplast forefront (leading zone) and loss at the back (lagging zone). Leading and lagging zones sandwich the 'transition' zone. A population of stable microtubules in the transition zone facilitates transport of building materials to the midzone where the cell plate assembly takes place. Whereas microtubules undergo dynamic instability in all zones, the overall balance appears to be shifted towards depolymerization in the lagging zone. Polymerization of microtubules behind the lagging zone has not been reported to date, suggesting that microtubule loss there is irreversible. In this Review, we discuss: (1) the regulation of microtubule dynamics in the phragmoplast zones during expansion; (2) mechanisms of the midzone establishment and initiation of cell plate biogenesis; and (3) signaling in the phragmoplast.

Indexed as

CytokinesisMicrotubulesModels, BiologicalMolecular Motor ProteinsPolymerizationSignal TransductionMolecular Motor ProteinsCell plateCytokinesisMicrotubule dynamicsPhragmoplast

Identifiers

PMID29074579
PMCPMC6518215
OpenAlexW2765271226

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