Cecilia Borassi

This paper introduces an open-source, low-cost device for applying precise mechanical stimuli to plant cells, enabling studies of mechanobiology.

This study identifies ACA2 as an ER-localized Ca2+ ATPase essential for regulating cytoplasmic Ca2+ levels and root hair growth in Arabidopsis thaliana.

This study shows plant actin networks rapidly respond to mechanical cues, similar to animal cells, and function as mechano-adaptive scaffolds.

This study shows that maternal tissues guide the orientation of the Ceratopteris embryo axis, aligning its root pole toward maternal rhizoids, promoting progeny establishment through a nurturing strategy.