Robust banded protoxylem pattern formation through microtubule-based directional ROP diffusion restriction

• Published in: Journal of theoretical biology Vol. 502; p. 110351
• Main Authors: Jacobs, Bas, Molenaar, Jaap, Deinum, Eva E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 07.10.2020
• Subjects: Anisotropic diffusion; Partial differential equations; ROP patterning; Partial differential equations; Anisotropic diffusion; ROP patterning

•We model ROP patterning in protoxylem development as a reaction-diffusion process.•Microtubules could act as an anisotropic diffusion barrier to orient the ROP pattern.•Directional diffusion restriction of active ROP yields a pattern of oriented bands.•The pattern orienting mechanism only works on...