Measuring the mechanics of morphogenesis

Routier-Kierzkowska, Anne-Lise; Smith, Richard S. (2013). Measuring the mechanics of morphogenesis. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 16(1), pp. 25-32. London: Elsevier Science 10.1016/j.pbi.2012.11.002

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The past decades have seen a rapid increase in the understanding of plant morphogenesis at the molecular-genetic level. However, the control of growth and morphogenesis by molecular and signaling networks ultimately requires the coordinated regulation of mechanical properties in individual cells. There is also increasing evidence that mechanical stresses can feedback on hormone signaling and growth, and may have a central role in developmental patterning. Thus the development of techniques to investigate the mechanical properties of plant tissue at the cellular level is key to understanding growth and morphogenesis.

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