A5049053331- Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Plant Reproductive Biology
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies
- Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration
- Light effects on plants
- Plant Gene Expression Analysis
Ghent University
2016-2022
VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology
2018-2022
Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie
2016
The plant root cap, surrounding the very tip of growing root, perceives and transmits environmental signals to inner tissues. In Arabidopsis thaliana, auxin released by cap contributes regular spacing lateral organs along primary axis. Here, we show that periodicity organ induction is driven recurrent programmed cell death at most distal edge cap. We suggest synchronous bursts in cells release pulses tissues, establishing pattern for formation. dynamics turnover may therefore coordinate...
Plants are able to orient their growth according gravity, which ultimately controls both shoot and root architecture.1Su S.H. Gibbs N.M. Jancewicz A.L. Masson P.H. Molecular mechanisms of gravitropism.Curr. Biol. 2017; 27: R964-R972Abstract Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (115) Google Scholar Gravitropism is a dynamic process whereby gravistimulation induces the asymmetric distribution plant hormone auxin, leading growth, organ bending, subsequent reset auxin back original pre-gravistimulation...
The phenylpropanoid pathway serves a central role in plant metabolism, providing numerous compounds involved diverse physiological processes. Most carbon entering the is incorporated into lignin. Although several mutants show seedling growth arrest, for lignin and development unexplored. We use complementary pharmacological genetic approaches to block CINNAMATE-4-HYDROXYLASE (C4H) functionality Arabidopsis seedlings set of molecular biochemical techniques investigate underlying phenotypes....
Root development is crucial for plant growth and therefore a key factor in performance food production. Arabidopsis thaliana the most commonly used system to study root architecture (RSA). Growing plants on agar-based media has always been routine practice, but this approach poorly reflects natural situation, which fact recent years led dramatic shift toward studying RSA soil. Here, we directly compare responses medium (plates) potting soil (rhizotrons) set of redundant loss-of-function...
Root system architecture (RSA) has a direct influence on the efficiency of nutrient uptake and plant growth, but genetics RSA are often studied only at seedling stage. To get an insight into genetic blueprint more mature RSA, we exploited natural variation performed detailed