ReviewThe Plant cell2022
Cell biology of the leaf epidermis: Fate specification, morphogenesis, and coordination.
Review in The Plant cell, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.
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- Integrated Single-Cell and Spatial Transcriptomics Reveal Cell-Type-Specific Immune Regulatory Networks in Maize Responding to Southern Corn Rust.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Single-Cell Transcriptomics Reveals FLS2-Dependent Hypoxia Signaling and ERF13-Mediated Transcription During flg22-Triggered Immunity.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics in Phragmites australis reveal the association of B chromosomes with plant invasiveness.Genome biology · 2026Article
- Bulliform cells: anatomical, physiological, genetic, and computational perspectives on plants' drought adaptation.Planta · 2026Review
- Cell cycle in plant development and reprogramming.Development (Cambridge, England) · 2026Review
- Multifactorial analysis of simultaneous organelle movement reveals cell-specific motility of peroxisomes and mitochondria.Plant physiology · 2026Article
- Epidermal Cell Dynamics Regulates Rice Lamina Joint Morphogenesis and Leaf Angle Formation through OsZHD1 and OsZHD2 Regulation.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Linking tissue morphology and tissue healing in a cell-fate model.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Article
- How stochastic cell fate and endoreduplication yield non-random epidermal patterns.Quantitative plant biology · 2026Article
- Developmental changes in epidermal anatomy, drought tolerance and biomechanics in the leaves of a tropical fern.Annals of botany · 2025Article
- TCP3-mediated regulation of cell expansion in Arabidopsis thaliana.The New phytologist · 2025Article
- A common pathway controls cell size in the sepal and leaf epidermis leading to a nonrandom pattern of giant cells.PLoS biology · 2025Article
- Differentiation Trajectory of Virus-Induced Tumour Cells in Rice Revealed by Single-Cell RNA Sequencing.Plant biotechnology journal · 2025Article
- Light and Shadows: Insights from Large-Scale Visual Screens for Arabidopsis Leaf Morphology Mutants.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- A Genome-Wide Association Screen for Genes Affecting Leaf Trichome Development and Epidermal Metal Accumulation in Arabidopsis.Plant, cell & environment · 2025Article
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Abstract
As the outermost layer of plants, the epidermis serves as a critical interface between plants and the environment. During leaf development, the differentiation of specialized epidermal cell types, including stomatal guard cells, pavement cells, and trichomes, occurs simultaneously, each providing unique and pivotal functions for plant growth and survival. Decades of molecular-genetic and physiological studies have unraveled key players and hormone signaling specifying epidermal differentiation. However, most studies focus on only one cell type at a time, and how these distinct cell types coordinate as a unit is far from well-comprehended. Here we provide a review on the current knowledge of regulatory mechanisms underpinning the fate specification, differentiation, morphogenesis, and positioning of these specialized cell types. Emphasis is given to their shared developmental origins, fate flexibility, as well as cell cycle and hormonal controls. Furthermore, we discuss computational modeling approaches to integrate how mechanical properties of individual epidermal cell types and entire tissue/organ properties mutually influence each other. We hope to illuminate the underlying mechanisms coordinating the cell differentiation that ultimately generate a functional leaf epidermis.
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