Cell Growth | wasteneyslab

Cell Growth - Division and Expansion

To divide or differentiate? This is a critical decision for cells that often dictates the growth of an organism as a whole. In plant roots, the balance between cell division and expansion is tightly regulated in a region called the meristem. We are interested in studying how microtubules and their associated proteins dictate developmental transitions.

Divide and Conquer Cells in the root meristem are at different stages of the cell cycle, with interphase microtubules, spindles, and phragmoplasts all visible. Image by Laryssa Halat.	Getting a Grasp On CLASP CLASP (green) localizes to microtubules (magenta) and is associated with maintaining cells in a proliferative state. Overlap between CLASP and microtubules is shown in white. Image by Laryssa Halat.
Cell Cycle Tracking Red-fluorescent nuclei are cells in S phase, while green-fluorescent nuclei are cells going through mitosis. This clever system developed by Yin et al. (2014) allows researchers to monitor cell cycle duration in plants. Image by Laryssa Halat.

Cell Growth - Division and Expansion

Divide and Conquer

Cells in the root meristem are at different stages of the cell cycle, with interphase microtubules, spindles, and phragmoplasts all visible. Image by Laryssa Halat.

Getting a Grasp On CLASP

CLASP (green) localizes to microtubules (magenta) and is associated with maintaining cells in a proliferative state. Overlap between CLASP and microtubules is shown in white. Image by Laryssa Halat.

Cell Cycle Tracking

Red-fluorescent nuclei are cells in S phase, while green-fluorescent nuclei are cells going through mitosis. This clever system developed by Yin et al. (2014) allows researchers to monitor cell cycle duration in plants. Image by Laryssa Halat.