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How and why cells grow as rods
The rod is a ubiquitous shape adopted by walled cells from diverse organisms ranging from bacteria to fungi to plants. Although rod-like shapes are found in cells of vastly different sizes and are constructed by diverse mechanisms, the geometric similarities among these shapes across kingdoms sugges...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4243964/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25185019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12915-014-0054-8 |
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author | Chang, Fred Huang, Kerwyn Casey |
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description | The rod is a ubiquitous shape adopted by walled cells from diverse organisms ranging from bacteria to fungi to plants. Although rod-like shapes are found in cells of vastly different sizes and are constructed by diverse mechanisms, the geometric similarities among these shapes across kingdoms suggest that there are common evolutionary advantages, which may result from simple physical principles in combination with chemical and physiological constraints. Here, we review mechanisms of constructing rod-shaped cells and the bases of different biophysical models of morphogenesis, comparing and contrasting model organisms in different kingdoms. We then speculate on possible advantages of the rod shape, and suggest strategies for elucidating the relative importance of each of these advantages. |
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spelling | pubmed-42439642014-11-28 How and why cells grow as rods Chang, Fred Huang, Kerwyn Casey BMC Biol Review The rod is a ubiquitous shape adopted by walled cells from diverse organisms ranging from bacteria to fungi to plants. Although rod-like shapes are found in cells of vastly different sizes and are constructed by diverse mechanisms, the geometric similarities among these shapes across kingdoms suggest that there are common evolutionary advantages, which may result from simple physical principles in combination with chemical and physiological constraints. Here, we review mechanisms of constructing rod-shaped cells and the bases of different biophysical models of morphogenesis, comparing and contrasting model organisms in different kingdoms. We then speculate on possible advantages of the rod shape, and suggest strategies for elucidating the relative importance of each of these advantages. BioMed Central 2014-08-02 /pmc/articles/PMC4243964/ /pubmed/25185019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12915-014-0054-8 Text en © Chang and Huang; licensee BioMed Central 2014 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. |
spellingShingle | Review Chang, Fred Huang, Kerwyn Casey How and why cells grow as rods |
title | How and why cells grow as rods |
title_full | How and why cells grow as rods |
title_fullStr | How and why cells grow as rods |
title_full_unstemmed | How and why cells grow as rods |
title_short | How and why cells grow as rods |
title_sort | how and why cells grow as rods |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4243964/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25185019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12915-014-0054-8 |
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