Caillaud Lab

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ERC Consolidator Grant · 2024

How a non-cell autonomous compass orients cell division in plants

In multicellular organisms, cell division not only drives the separation of the mother cell into daughter cells but also dictates the organization of the cells in a tissue, their identities, and functions. In walled organisms such as plants, the division plane's position irreversibly defines tissue topology and is tightly controlled. While the importance of division plane orientation for tissue topology is uncontested, research on division plane positioning primarily focuses on cell-autonomous cues. It has been hypothesized that tissue-scale mechanical stress may influence division plane orientation. Still, it needs to be clarified how such clues, let alone local tissue topology, are…

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