@article{8142,
  abstract     = {Cell production and differentiation for the acquisition of specific functions are key features of living systems. The dynamic network of cellular microtubules provides the necessary platform to accommodate processes associated with the transition of cells through the individual phases of cytogenesis. Here, we show that the plant hormone cytokinin fine‐tunes the activity of the microtubular cytoskeleton during cell differentiation and counteracts microtubular rearrangements driven by the hormone auxin. The endogenous upward gradient of cytokinin activity along the longitudinal growth axis in Arabidopsis thaliana roots correlates with robust rearrangements of the microtubule cytoskeleton in epidermal cells progressing from the proliferative to the differentiation stage. Controlled increases in cytokinin activity result in premature re‐organization of the microtubule network from transversal to an oblique disposition in cells prior to their differentiation, whereas attenuated hormone perception delays cytoskeleton conversion into a configuration typical for differentiated cells. Intriguingly, cytokinin can interfere with microtubules also in animal cells, such as leukocytes, suggesting that a cytokinin‐sensitive control pathway for the microtubular cytoskeleton may be at least partially conserved between plant and animal cells.},
  author       = {Montesinos López, Juan C and Abuzeineh, A and Kopf, Aglaja and Juanes Garcia, Alba and Ötvös, Krisztina and Petrášek, J and Sixt, Michael K and Benková, Eva},
  issn         = {1460-2075},
  journal      = {The Embo Journal},
  number       = {17},
  publisher    = {Embo Press},
  title        = {{Phytohormone cytokinin guides microtubule dynamics during cell progression from proliferative to differentiated stage}},
  doi          = {10.15252/embj.2019104238},
  volume       = {39},
  year         = {2020},
}

@article{8336,
  abstract     = {Plant hormone cytokinins are perceived by a subfamily of sensor histidine kinases (HKs), which via a two-component phosphorelay cascade activate transcriptional responses in the nucleus. Subcellular localization of the receptors proposed the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane as a principal cytokinin perception site, while study of cytokinin transport pointed to the plasma membrane (PM)-mediated cytokinin signalling. Here, by detailed monitoring of subcellular localizations of the fluorescently labelled natural cytokinin probe and the receptor ARABIDOPSIS HISTIDINE KINASE 4 (CRE1/AHK4) fused to GFP reporter, we show that pools of the ER-located cytokinin receptors can enter the secretory pathway and reach the PM in cells of the root apical meristem, and the cell plate of dividing meristematic cells. Brefeldin A (BFA) experiments revealed vesicular recycling of the receptor and its accumulation in BFA compartments. We provide a revised view on cytokinin signalling and the possibility of multiple sites of perception at PM and ER.},
  author       = {Kubiasova, Karolina and Montesinos López, Juan C and Šamajová, Olga and Nisler, Jaroslav and Mik, Václav and Semeradova, Hana and Plíhalová, Lucie and Novák, Ondřej and Marhavý, Peter and Cavallari, Nicola and Zalabák, David and Berka, Karel and Doležal, Karel and Galuszka, Petr and Šamaj, Jozef and Strnad, Miroslav and Benková, Eva and Plíhal, Ondřej and Spíchal, Lukáš},
  issn         = {20411723},
  journal      = {Nature Communications},
  publisher    = {Springer Nature},
  title        = {{Cytokinin fluoroprobe reveals multiple sites of cytokinin perception at plasma membrane and endoplasmic reticulum}},
  doi          = {10.1038/s41467-020-17949-0},
  volume       = {11},
  year         = {2020},
}

@article{9160,
  abstract     = {Auxin is a key hormonal regulator, that governs plant growth and development in concert with other hormonal pathways. The unique feature of auxin is its polar, cell-to-cell transport that leads to the formation of local auxin maxima and gradients, which coordinate initiation and patterning of plant organs. The molecular machinery mediating polar auxin transport is one of the important points of interaction with other hormones. Multiple hormonal pathways converge at the regulation of auxin transport and form a regulatory network that integrates various developmental and environmental inputs to steer plant development. In this review, we discuss recent advances in understanding the mechanisms that underlie regulation of polar auxin transport by multiple hormonal pathways. Specifically, we focus on the post-translational mechanisms that contribute to fine-tuning of the abundance and polarity of auxin transporters at the plasma membrane and thereby enable rapid modification of the auxin flow to coordinate plant growth and development.},
  author       = {Semeradova, Hana and Montesinos López, Juan C and Benková, Eva},
  issn         = {2590-3462},
  journal      = {Plant Communications},
  number       = {3},
  publisher    = {Elsevier},
  title        = {{All roads lead to auxin: Post-translational regulation of auxin transport by multiple hormonal pathways}},
  doi          = {10.1016/j.xplc.2020.100048},
  volume       = {1},
  year         = {2020},
}

@article{5789,
  abstract     = {Tissue morphogenesis is driven by mechanical forces that elicit changes in cell size, shape and motion. The extent by which forces deform tissues critically depends on the rheological properties of the recipient tissue. Yet, whether and how dynamic changes in tissue rheology affect tissue morphogenesis and how they are regulated within the developing organism remain unclear. Here, we show that blastoderm spreading at the onset of zebrafish morphogenesis relies on a rapid, pronounced and spatially patterned tissue fluidization. Blastoderm fluidization is temporally controlled by mitotic cell rounding-dependent cell–cell contact disassembly during the last rounds of cell cleavages. Moreover, fluidization is spatially restricted to the central blastoderm by local activation of non-canonical Wnt signalling within the blastoderm margin, increasing cell cohesion and thereby counteracting the effect of mitotic rounding on contact disassembly. Overall, our results identify a fluidity transition mediated by loss of cell cohesion as a critical regulator of embryo morphogenesis.},
  author       = {Petridou, Nicoletta and Grigolon, Silvia and Salbreux, Guillaume and Hannezo, Edouard B and Heisenberg, Carl-Philipp J},
  issn         = {14657392},
  journal      = {Nature Cell Biology},
  pages        = {169–178},
  publisher    = {Nature Publishing Group},
  title        = {{Fluidization-mediated tissue spreading by mitotic cell rounding and non-canonical Wnt signalling}},
  doi          = {10.1038/s41556-018-0247-4},
  volume       = {21},
  year         = {2019},
}