ArticleBiophysical journal2017
Arabidopsis Leaf Trichomes as Acoustic Antennae.
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- Understanding the mechanobiology of phytoacoustics through molecular Lens: Mechanisms and future perspectives.Journal of advanced research · 2024Review
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- Plants detect and respond to sounds.Planta · 2023Review
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- Acoustic radiation force on a long cylinder, and potential sound transduction by tomato trichomes.Biophysical journal · 2022Article
- Cell twisting during desiccation reveals axial asymmetry in wall organization.Biophysical journal · 2022Article
- Materials science and mechanosensitivity of living matter.Applied physics reviews · 2022Review
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- Gene expression underlying floral epidermal specialization in Aristolochia fimbriata (Aristolochiaceae).Annals of botany · 2021Article
- Effects of hydric stress on vibrational frequency patterns ofPlant signaling & behavior · 2020Article
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Abstract
The much studied plant Arabidopsis thaliana has been reported recently to react to the sounds of caterpillars of Pieris rapae chewing on its leaves by promoting synthesis of toxins that can deter herbivory. Identifying participating receptor cells-potential "ears"-of Arabidopsis is critical to understanding and harnessing this response. Motivated in part by other recent observations that Arabidopsis trichomes (hair cells) respond to mechanical stimuli such as pressing or brushing by initiating potential signaling factors in themselves and in the neighboring skirt of cells, we analyzed the vibrational responses of Arabidopsis trichomes to test the hypothesis that trichomes can respond acoustically to vibrations associated with feeding caterpillars. We found that these trichomes have vibrational modes in the frequency range of the sounds of feeding caterpillars, encouraging further experimentation to determine whether trichomes serve as mechanical antennae.
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