New Insight in Molecular and Cellular Mechanism of Plant Growth

Dear Colleagues,

Plant growth requires a series of tightly synchronized and controlled functions and processes.

Three major functions essential to drive plant growth and development are photosynthesis, respiration, and transpiration. Growth in plants, as well as in all multicellular organisms, is also governed by highly coordinated processes of cell division and cell expansion. Each cell needs to communicate with the surrounding cells, and this requires sophisticated mechanisms of cell-to-cell signaling. Plant growth also depends on primary metabolic products, which are regulated by circadian rhythms, which in turn control the gene expression. We encourage papers on several aspects associated with molecular and cellular mechanisms of plant growth, including all of the important roles played in cell growth and division by (1) primary and secondary cell walls; (2) cytoskeleton components; (3) endomembrane compartments and organelles; (4) hormones; (5) cell–cell communication; (6) intra- and extra-cellular signal transduction; (7) photoperception and signaling; and (8) photosynthesis, respiration, and transpiration.

The topic is open to original studies covering experimental and theoretical approaches in the form of original research and review articles.

Prof. Alessio Papini
Dr. Luciana Renna
Dr. Giovanni Stefano
Guest Editors

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