Professor Bo Liu, Department of Plant Biology, holds an Arabidopsis plant while Professor Jawdat Al-Bassam, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, holds a model of the augmin protein complex.

Arabinogalactan proteins (AGPs) constitute a highly heterogeneous family of glycoproteins that are ubiquitous in the plant kingdom. They are distinguished by extensive O‐glycosylation and a complex ...

Artistic rendering of cellulose regenerating on a plant protoplast cell surface with zoomed out view. Cellulose is synthesized by plasma membrane-bound enzyme complexes (green) and assembles into a ...

This study reveals part of the unique membrane trafficking network that plants have evolved during their history, providing new insights into both cell biology and plant science. More information: ...

For the first time, high-resolution time-lapse videos of tiny bits of living plants show how they assemble their protective cell walls, researchers report March 21 in Science Advances. The image ...

A professor of plant molecular biology wants people to know that plants have stem cells too. Just like in the medical world, plant stem cells could support human growth and development when used to ...

Similar to humans, plants have an immune system to help defend against parasites and other deleterious infections. The human body is interconnected with cell-to-cell communication to orchestrate an ...

Jan Martinek is currently a PhD student in plant cell biology at Charles University of Prague in the Czech Republic. His research focuses on the actin cytoskeleton and plant cell growth and ...

Take a detailed journey through the hidden world of onion cells in this captivating microscopy video. Explore the onion’s ...

Plant roots secrete various flavonoids that are vital in establishing mutually beneficial relationships with rhizobial and mycorrhizal symbionts. Additionally, plants release other signaling molecules ...

Artistic rendering of cellulose biosynthesis with zoomed in view. Individual cellulose chains (dark brown) are synthesized by plasma membrane-bound (purple) cellulose synthase enzyme complexes (cream) ...