| Literature DB >> 29112846 |
Daniel von Wangenheim1, Darren M Wells1, Malcolm J Bennett2.
Abstract
The jigsaw puzzle-shaped pavement cells in the leaf epidermis collectively function as a load-bearing tissue that controls organ growth. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Majda et al. (2017) shed light on how the jigsaw shape can arise from localized variations in wall stiffness between adjacent epidermal cells.Mesh:
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Year: 2017 PMID: 29112846 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2017.10.020
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Dev Cell ISSN: 1534-5807 Impact factor: 12.270