Heather McFarlane

A G protein-coupled receptor-like module regulates cellulose synthase secretion from the endomembrane system in Arabidopsis

Heather E McFarlane, Daniela Mutwil-Anderwald, Jana Verbancic, Kelsey L Picard, Timothy E Gookin, Anja Froehlich, David Chakravorty, Luisa M Trindade, Jose M Alonso, Sarah M Assmann, Staffan Persson

Journal article  |  2021  |  Developmental Cell

Cellulose is produced at the plasma membrane of plant cells by cellulose synthase (CESA) complexes (CSCs). CSCs are assembled in t..

A DUF1068 protein acts as a pectin biosynthesis scaffold and maintains Golgi morphology and cell adhesion in Arabidopsis

Rahul Lathe, Heather McFarlane, Ghazanfar Abbas Khan, Berit Ebert, Eduardo Antonio Ramírez-Rodríguez, Niels Noord, Rishikesh Bhalerao, Staffan Persson

Journal article  |  2021

ABSTRACT Adjacent plant cells are connected by specialized cell wall regions, called middle lamellae, which influence critical agr..

Subcellular coordination of plant cell wall synthesis

Natalie Hoffmann, Samuel King, A Lacey Samuels, Heather E McFarlane

Journal article  |  2021  |  Developmental Cell

Organelles of the plant cell cooperate to synthesize and secrete a strong yet flexible polysaccharide-based extracellular matrix: ..

Insights from the Structure of a Plant Cellulose Synthase Trimer

Eduardo Antonio Ramirez-Rodriguez, Heather E McFarlane

Journal article  |  2021  |  Trends in Plant Science

Cellulose is an essential component of plant cell walls and the most abundant biopolymer on Earth. Despite its chemical simplicity..

A G protein-coupled receptor-like module regulates Cellulose Synthase secretion from the endomembrane system in Arabidopsis

Heather McFarlane, Daniela Mutwil-Anderwald, Jana Verbančič, Kelsey Picard, Timothy Gookin, Anja Froehlich, Luisa Trindade, Jose Alonso, Sarah Assmann, Staffan Persson

Journal article  |  2020

Cellulose synthesis is essential for plant morphology, water transport and defense, and provides raw material for biomaterials and..

EPSIN1 and MTV1 define functionally overlapping but molecularly distinct trans-Golgi network subdomains in Arabidopsis

Laura Heinze, Nina Freimuth, Ann-Kathrin Roessling, Reni Hahnke, Sarah Riebschlager, Anja Froehlich, Arun Sampathkumar, Heather E McFarlane, Michael Sauer

Journal article  |  2020  |  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

The plant trans-Golgi network (TGN) is a central trafficking hub where secretory, vacuolar, recycling, and endocytic pathways merg..

The Cytoskeleton and Its Role in Determining Cellulose Microfibril Angle in Secondary Cell Walls of Woody Tree Species (vol 9, 90, 2020)

LM Tobias, A Spokevicius, HE McFarlane, G Bossinger

Journal article  |  2020  |  Plants

The Editorial Office of Plants wants to make the following corrections to the paper by Tobias, L.M., et al. (2020)[...].

Cation Chloride Cotransporter 1 (CCC1) regulates pH and ionic conditions in the TGN/EE and is required for endomembrane trafficking

Daniel McKay, Yue Qu, Heather McFarlane, Apriadi Situmorang, Matthew Gilliham, Stefanie Wege

Journal article  |  2020

The secretory and endocytic pathways intersect at the Trans-Golgi Network/Early Endosome (TGN/EE). TGN/EE function depends on lumi..

The Cytoskeleton and Its Role in Determining Cellulose Microfibril Angle in Secondary Cell Walls of Woody Tree Species

Larissa Machado Tobias, Antanas V Spokevicius, Heather E McFarlane, Gerd Bossinger

Journal article  |  2020  |  Plants

Recent advances in our understanding of the molecular control of secondary cell wall (SCW) formation have shed light on molecular ..

A GDSL Esterase/Lipase Catalyzes the Esterification of Lutein in Bread Wheat

Jacinta L Watkins, Ming Li, Ryan P McQuinn, Kai Xun Chan, Heather E McFarlane, Maria Ermakova, Robert T Furbank, Daryl Mares, Chongmei Dong, Kenneth J Chalmers, Peter Sharp, Diane E Mather, Barry J Pogson

Journal article  |  2019  |  The Plant Cell

Xanthophylls are a class of carotenoids that are important micronutrients for humans. They are often found esterified with fatty a..