Fibrous Network Nature of Plant Cell Walls Enables Tunable Mechanics for Development
Si Chen, Isabella Burda, Purvil Jani, Bex Pendrak, Meredith Natania Silberstein, Adrienne Roeder
This study investigates the mechanical behavior of Arabidopsis leaf epidermal cell walls under stretching, revealing nonlinear stiffening regimes and the role of cellulose microfibril deformation modes in regulating plant development.
Nature Communications · Aug 14, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology