Claire Lionnet

This paper develops a system to apply quantifiable mechanical stress to plant cells and observe their responses using confocal imaging, aiming to uncover molecular mechanisms of touch response.

The paper develops a triple fluorescent marker for live imaging of plant cell morphogenesis, enabling high-resolution visualization of cell membrane, nucleus, and microtubule dynamics in multiple plant organs.

The paper shows that surface epidermal cells in plant roots use mechanical cues to activate a growth control program involving RAB-A5c, enabling directional growth.

This paper identifies the lectin domain of LecRK-I.9 as responsible for creating persistent plasma membrane-cell wall connections in plants under water stress.

The paper shows plant protoplasts can form protrusions, challenging the view of plant cells as static and revealing similarities with animal cells.

The paper quantitatively investigates how cell size variation affects sepal shape robustness in Arabidopsis, finding that cell size heterogeneity is not essential for shape robustness.