Lam has studied the process at the heart of the enzyme's pivotal role in plant health—a phenomenon known as programmed cell death or cell suicide—for the past 30 years.

Plant cell sculptors How key proteins take on different roles to shape development Date: May 21, 2025 Source: University of Cambridge Summary: New research has shed light on how plants precisely ...

So, Lam’s team developed their own, custom-built imaging platform. The cells that star in the team’s wall-building video were protoplasts of Arabidopsis, a small flowering plant belonging to ...

Fourteen cells from the Arabidopsis thaliana plant were imaged every six minutes for about 24 hours as they regenerated their cell walls.The glow shows cellulose, chains of sugar molecules, which ...

In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose – a major constituent of all plant cell walls – a team of Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers has captured images of the ...

It begins with observing onion cells, highlighting their components such as the cell wall, nucleus, and vacuoles. Staining techniques reveal the protoplasm, which is essential for life.

Plant cell-based bioproduction systems are known for producing proteins with proper folding and post-translational modifications that have been used in a handful of approved therapeutics.

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 ...

Plant cells maintain structural integrity through a balance between the cell wall and the vacuole, which acts like a water balloon pressing against the wall. Damage to the cell wall can lead to ...

A recent article in Nature, by Dr. Joseph Ecker and others, demonstrated that plant cells switch biological functions to protect themselves against invading pathogens. Ecker is a Professor and ...

Because plant cells are immobile, each individual cell is forced to manage its own immunity in addition to its many other responsibilities, like turning sunlight into energy or using that energy to ...

Toyo Solar plans to use the cells produced at the Hawassa plant in Ethiopia at its module assembly plant in the US, which is currently under construction, while diversifying its supply chain.With ...