Cytoskeleton and Plant Cytokinesis

Dear Colleagues,

Cytokinesis in higher plant cells proceeds in a complex order of events, in order to achieve the proper building of the new cell wall between two parent cells. Division site establishment and cell plate centrifuge expansion are orchestrated by a plethora of cellular parameters. The creation of the new cell wall is guided by a dynamic cytoskeletal array, the phragmoplast, the expansion of which includes the coordination of cytoskeletal turnover, vesicle fusion, and plasma membrane formation. The above events have attracted the attention of several plant scientists over the years. Especially in the current century, breakthrough discoveries about phragmoplast recruitment and function, division plane prediction, and cell plate composition, development, and maturation have answered previously tantalizing questions.

This Special Issue intends to gather together the most important leading-edge updates in relevant fields, including structural, genetic, biochemical, and molecular approaches. Topics may focus on—but are not limited to—cytoskeletal phragmoplast dynamics, membrane flow and recycling, preprophase band function, and cell plate guidance. Cytokinesis in meristematic as well as vacuolated cells is of interest. Comparative and evolutionarily oriented studies on lower plant species are also welcome.

Dr. Emmanuel Panteris
Dr. Ioannis-Dimosthenis Adamakis
Guest Editors

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