Plants droop and shed their leaves when parched, but with a splash of water, their stems regain strength and their leaves ...

This makes a big vacuole more effective at volume expansion. Gilroy, S. & Trewavas, A. Signal processing and transduction in plant cells: the end of the beginning? Nature Reviews Molecular Cell ...

Water-filled vacuoles provide the inner pressure plant cells need for structural support. However, damage to the plant’s cell wall risks vacuole rupture and cell death. The Dagdas group at the ...