Mechanics and growth coordination define SOSEKI-based polarity fields
Marcel Piepers, Blanca Jazmín Reyes‐Hernández, Joao RD Ramos, Neva Bölke, Laura Sophie Schütz, Changzheng Song, Anamarija Primc, Lotte Bald, Roeland M. H. Merks, Dolf Weijers, Alexis Maizel
The paper shows that SOSEKI proteins respond to local mechanical and growth differences, linking tissue mechanics to polarity and axis establishment during lateral root organogenesis.
bioRxiv · Nov 26, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology