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“Best practices in plant fluorescence imaging and reporting – a primer”
Czymmek K., Alfonso Y.B., Burch-Smith T., Di Constanzo L.F., Drakakaki G., Facette M., Kierzkowski D., Klebanovych A., Radin I., Roychoudhry S., McFarlane H.
The Plant Cell 37, koaf143 (2025) Reprint
“Mechanical interactions between tissue layers underlie plant morphogenesis”
Silveira R.S., Collet L., Haque S., Lapierre L., Bagniwska-Zadworna A., Smith R.S., Gosselin F., Routier-Kierzkowska A-L., Kierzkowski D.
Nature Plants 11, 909-923 (2025) Reprint
Related to this article: "Growth in internal tissues sculpts plant organs in 3D" Research Breafing by Sylvia Silveira and Anne-Lise Routier-Kierzkowska @Nature Plants
"Plant morphogenesis: What drives growth?"
Dispath by Daniel Cosgrove and Enrico Coen
@Current Biology
“Confocal Live Imaging of Reproductive Organs Development in Arabidopsis”
Wang B., Bauer A., Gomez-Felipe A., Silveira S.R., Kierzkowski D.
Bio-protocol 15, DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.5177 (2025) Reprint
“Age-associated growth control modifies leaf proximodistal symmetry and enabled leaf shape diversification”
Li X-M, Jenke H., Strauss S., Strauss S., Wang Y., Bhatia N., Kierzkowski D., Lymbouridou R., Huijser P., Runions A., Tsiantis M.
Current Biology 34, 4547-4558 (2024) Reprint
“Modulation of cell differentiation and growth underlies the shift from bud protection to light capture in cauline leaves”
Le Gloanec C., Gómez-Felipe A., Alimchandani V., Branchini E., Bauer A., Routier-Kierzkowska A-L., Kierzkowski D.
Plant Physiology 196, 1214-1230 (2024). Reprint
“Two orthogonal differentiation gradients locally coordinate fruit mophogenesis”
Gomez-Felipe A., Branchini E., Wang B., Marconi M., Bertrand-Rakusova H., Stan T., Burkiewicz J., de Folter S., Routier-Kierzkowska A-L., Wabnik K., and Kierzkowski D.
Nature Communications 15, 2912 (2024) Reprint
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"From a tiny primordium to a fully developed gynoecium"
Behind the paper story by Andrea Gomez-Felipe
@The Node
"Time-lapse conforcal imaging healps to reveal a secrete behind
gynoecium development"
Insight by Wiktoria Wodniok
@Quantitative Plant Biology
“Unravelling the internal connections of plants”
Burian A. and Kierzkowski D.
New Phytologist, doi: 10.1111/nph.19571 (2024) Reprint
“Cell-cycle-linked growth reprogramming encodes developmental time into leaf morphogenesis”
Li X-M, Jenke H., Strauss S., Bazakos C., Mosca G., Lymbouridou R., Kierzkowski D., Neumann U., Naik P., Huijser P., Laurent S., Smith R.S., Runions A., Tsiantis M.
Current Biology 34, 541-556 (2024) Reprint
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"Plant biology: Managing age-related bursts during leaf development"
Dispatch by Ykä Helariutta
@Current Biology
“Cell type-specific dynamics underlie cellular growth variability in plants”
Le Gloanec C., Collet L., Silveira S.R., Wang B., Routier-Kierzkowska A-L., Kierzkowski D.
Development 149, dev200783 (2022) Reprint
“Using positional information to provide context for biological image analysis with MorphoGraphX 2.0”
Strauss S., Runions A., Lane B., Eschweiler D., Bajpai N., Trozzi N., Routier-Kierzkowska A-L., Yoshida S., Silveira S.R., Vijayan A., Tofanelli R., Majda M., Echevin E., Le Gloanec C., Bertrand-Rakusova H., Adibi M., Schneitz K., Bassel G.W., Kierzkowski D., Stegmaier J., Tsiantis M., Smith R.S.
eLife11, e72601 (2022). Reprint
“Live-imaging provides an atlas of cellular growth dynamics in the stamen”
Silveira RS., Le Gloanec C., Gómez-Felipe A., Routier-Kierzkowska A-L., Kierzkowski D.
Plant Physiology 188, 769-781 (2022). Reprint
“Leaf Morphogenesis: Insights From the Moss Physcomitrium patens”
Lin W., Wang Y., Coudert Y., Kierzkowski D.
Frontiers in Plant Science 12, 736212 (2021). Reprint
“The Relationship between AGAMOUS and Cytokinin Signaling in the Establishment of Carpeloid Features”
Gómez-Felipe A., Kierzkowski D., de Folter S.
Plants 10, 827 (2021). Reprint
“Mechanomechanical feedback mediates tissue bending requied for seedling emergence”
Jonsson K., Lathe R., Kierzkowski D., Routier-Kierzkowska A-L., Hamant O., Bhalearo R.
Current Biology 31,1154-1164 (2021). Reprint
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"Plant biology: Positive feedback between auxin and cell wall
mechanics during apical hook formation"
Dispatch by Kris Vissenberg
@Current Biology
“A WOX/auxin biosynthesis module controls growth to shape leaf form”
Zhang Z., Runions A., Mantink R., Kierzkowski D., Karady M., Hashemi B., Huijser P., Strauss S., Gan X., Ljung K., Tsiantis M.
Current Biology 30, 4857-4868 (2020). Reprint
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"Plant development: Coordinating across space and time"
Dispatch by Annis Richardson
@Current Biology
“Interplay between cell wall and auxin mediates the control of differential cell elongation during apical hook development”
Aryal B., Jonsson K., Baral A., Sancho-Andres G., Routier-Kierzkowska A-L., Kierzkowski D., Bhalerao RP.
Current Biology 30, 1733-1739 (2020). Reprint
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"Plant biology: Bending of plant organs"
Dispatch by Ryan Eng & Arun Sampathkumar
@Current Biology
“Quantifying Plant Growth and Cell Proliferation with MorphoGraphX”
Strauss S., Sapala A., Kierzkowski D., Smith RS.
Plant Cell Morphogenesis. Methods in Molecular Biology, Springer, New York, NY, 269-290 (2019) Reprint
“A Growth-Based Framework for Leaf Shape Development and Diversity.”
Kierzkowski D., Runions A., Vuolo F., Strauss S., Lymbouridou R., Routier-Kierzkowska A-L., Wilson-Sánchez D., Jenke H., Galinha C., Mosca G., Zhang Z., Canales C., Dello Ioio R., Huijser R., Smith RS., Tsiantis M.
Cell 177, 1405-1418 (2019). Reprint
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"Plant Science Research Weekly on Plantae"
by Magdalena Julkowska
www.plantae.org
"Simple rules generate complex shapes"
Editor's Choice by Pamela J Hines
www.science.sciencemag.org
"New leaf shapes for thale cress. From genes to leaf shape via growth"
by Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research
www.sciencedaily.com
"New leaf shapes for thale cress"
by Max Planck Society
www.phys.org
“Growth and biomechanics of shoot organs“
Echevin E., Le Gloanec C., Skowrońska N., Routier-Kierzkowska A-L., Burian A., and Kierzkowski D.
Journal of Experimental Botany (2019). Reprint
“Cellular basis of growth in plants: geometry matters.”
Kierzkowski D., and Routier-Kierzkowska A-L.
Current Opinion in Plant Biology 47, 56-63 (2019). Reprint
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"Plant Science Research Weekly on Plantae"
by Magdalena Julkowska
www.plantae.org
“Global Topological Order Emerges through Local Mechanical Control of Cell Divisions in the Arabidopsis Shoot Apical Meristem.”
Jackson MDB., Duran-Nebreda S., Kierzkowski D., Strauss S., Xu H., Landrein B., Hamant O., Smith RS., Johnston IG., Bassel GW.
Cell Systems 8, 53-65 (2019). Reprint
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"Plant Science Research Weekly on Plantae"
by Humberto Herrera-Ubaldo
www.plantae.org
Cover picture:
www.cell.com/cell-systems/home
“LMI1 homeodomain protein regulates organ proportions by spatial modulation of endoreduplication.”
Vuolo F., Kierzkowski D., Runions A., Hajheidari M., Mentink RA., Das Gupta M., Zhang Z., Vlad D., Wang Y., Pecinka A., Gan X., Hay A., Huijser P., Tsiantis M.
Genes and Development 32, 1361-1366 (2018). Reprint
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"SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY MECHANISM THAT CONTROLS LEAF GROWTH AND SHAPE"
by The Global Plant Council
www.globalplantcouncil.org
"Scientists identify protein that controls leaf growth and shape"
by Max Planck Society
www.phys.org
“The role of APETALA1 in petal number robustness.”
Monniaux M., Pieper B., McKim SM., Routier-Kierzkowska A-L., Kierzkowski D., Smith RS., Hay A.
eLife 7, e39399 (2018). Reprint
“Clones of cells switch from reduction to enhancement of size variability in Arabidopsis sepals.”
Tsugawa S., Hervieux N., Kierzkowski D., Routier-Kierzkowska A-L., Sapala A., Hamnat O., Smith R.S., Roeder A.H.K., Boudaoud A., Li C-B.
Development 144, 4398-4405 (2017). Reprint
“Seasonal regulation of petal number.”
McKim S., Routier-Kierzkowska A-L., Monniaux M., Kierzkowski D., Pieper B., Smith R.S., Tsiantis M., & Hay A.
Plant Physiology 175, 886-905 (2017). Reprint
“Coping with stress: mechanics of the expanding leaf.”
Routier-Kierzkowska A-L. & Kierzkowski D.
Journal of Experimental Biology 67, 5288–5290 (2016). Reprint
“A mechanical feedback restricts sepal growth and shape in Arabidopsis.”
Hervieux M., Dumond M., Sapala A., Routier-Kierzkowska A-L., Kierzkowski D., Roeder A., Smith R.S., Boudaoud A., & Hamant O.
Current Biology 26, 1019-1028 (2016). Reprint
“MorphoGraphX: A platform for quantifying morphogenesis in 4D”
Barbier de Reuille P., Routier-Kierzkowska A-L., Kierzkowski D., Bassel G.W., Schüpbach T., Tauriello G., Bajpai N., Strauss S., Weber A., Kiss A., Burian A., Hofhuis H., Sapala A., Lipowczan M., Heimlicher M.B., Robinson S., Bayer E.M., Basler K., Koumoutsakos P., Roeder A.H.K., Aegerter-Wilmsen T., Nakayama N., Tsiantis M., Hay A., Kwiatkowska D., Xenarios I., Kuhlemeier C., & Smith R.S.
eLife 4, e05864 (2015). Reprint.
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"MorphoGraphX: A platform for quantifying morphogenesis in 4D"
by Anne-Lise Routier
www.themode.biologists.com
"eLife showcases early-career authors of four outstanding papers"
Our paper was awarded by eLife editors
www.elifesciences.org/elife-news
“Leaf shape evolution through duplication, regulatory diversification, and loss of a homeobox gene”
Vlad D., Kierzkowski D., Rast M.I., Vuolo F., Dello Ioio R., Galinha C., Gan X., Hajheidari M., Hay A., Smith R.S., Huijser P., Bailey C.D., & Tsiantis M.
Science 343, 780-783 (2014). Reprint
Related to this article: "Time-lapse imaging unravels leaf shape evolution" by Rebecca Pool www.microscopy-analysis.com "Shape shifters of the plant world" Science in the classroom by Greg Crowther www.scienceintheclassroom.org
“The SERRATE protein is involved in alternative splicing in Arabidopsis thaliana”
Raczynska K.D., Stepien A., Kierzkowski D., Kalak M., Bajczyk M., McNicol J., Simpson C.G., Szweykowska-Kulinska Z., Brown J.W.S., & Jarmolowski A.
Nucleic Acids Research 42, 1224-1244 (2014) Reprint
“Interaction between meristem tissue layers controls phyllotaxis”
Kierzkowski D., Lenhard M., Smith R.S., & Kuhlemeier C.
Developmental Cell 26, 616-628 (2013) Reprint
“PIN1-independent leaf initiation in Arabidopsis”
Guenot B., Bayer E., Kierzkowski D., Smith R.S., Mandel T., Žádníková P., Benková E., & Kuhlemeier C.
Plant Physiology 159, 1501-1510 (2012) Reprint
“Elastic domains regulate growth and organogenesis in the plant shoot apical meristem”
Kierzkowski D., Nakayama N., Routier-Kierzkowska A-L., Weber A., Bayer E., Schorderet M., Reinhardt D., Kuhlemeier C., & Smith R.S.
Science 335, 1096-1099 (2012) Reprint.
Related to this article: "Shape-Shifting Signals" Editor's Choice by Pamela Hines www.sciencemag.org
“The Arabidopsis CBP20 targets the cap‐binding complex to the nucleus, and is stabilized by CBP80”
Kierzkowski D., Kmieciak M., Piontek P., Wojtaszek P., Szweykowska‐Kulinska Z., & Jarmolowski A.
Plant Journal 59, 814-825 (2009) Reprint
“Signaling and Cell Walls”
Rodakowska E., Derba-Maceluch M., Kasprowicz A., Zawadzki P., Szuba A, Kierzkowski D., & Wojtaszek P.
Signaling in Plants, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 173-193 (2009) Reprint
“Mechanical Integration of Plant Cells”
Kasprowicz A., Kierzkowski D., Maruniewicz M., Derba-Maceluch M., Rodakowska E., Zawadzki P., Szuba A., & Wojtaszek P.
Plant-Environment Interactions, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1-20 (2009) Reprint
“An Arabidopsis endo-1, 4-β-D-glucanase involved in cellulose synthesis undergoes regulated intracellular cycling”
Robert S., Bichet A., Grandjean O., Kierzkowski D., Satiat-Jeunemaître B., Pelletier S., Hauser M-T., Höfte H., & Vernhettes S.
The Plant Cell 17, 3378-3389 (2004) Reprint
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