Mechanical coordination of counter-gradient growth maintains organ curvature in the apical hook
Sara Raggi, Hemamshu Ratnakaram, Adrien Heymans, Loitongbam Lorinda Devi, Özer Erguvan, Siamsa M. Doyle, François Jobert, Asal Atakhani, Sijia Liu, Manuel Petit, Jürgen Kleine‐Vehn, Krzysztof Wabnik, Stéphane Verger, Stéphanie Robert
The paper shows that counter-gradient growth and cuticle integrity maintain apical hook curvature in plants through mechanical and biochemical coordination.
bioRxiv · Feb 16, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology