During plant cell development cells become specialized for a particular function. This process is called plant cell differentiation.
Keywords: cytoskeleton; cell wall; trichomes; root hairs; xylem; pavement cells
Plant Cell Differentiation
Martin Hülskamp, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Joachim Uhrig, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Published online: September 2007
DOI: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0001690.pub2
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Figure 1. Schematic drawings of cell differentiation in selected cell types. Note, that the genes named for differentiation steps are not complete lists but examples. (a) Trichome cell differentiation. (b) Root hair cell differentiation. (c) Pavement cell morphogenesis. ROP localization is indicated in red, actin is shown in green and microtubules in blue. (d) Xylem cell differentiation.
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| Further Reading | |
| Cosgrove DJ (2005) Growth of the plant cell wall. Nature Reviews 6: 850–861. | |
| Fukuda H (2004) Signals that control plant vascular cell differentiation. Nature Reviews 5: 379–391. | |
| Hülskamp M (2004) Plant trichomes: a model for cell differentiation. Nature Reviews 5: 471–480. | |
| Schiefelbein J (2000) Constructing a plant cell. The genetic control of root hair development. Plant Physiology 124: 1525–1531. | |
