Publications

M Linardić and SA Braybrook. (2020) Identification and selection of optimal reference genes for qPCR-based gene expression analysis in Fucus distichus under various abiotic stresses. bioRxiv (and PLoS One)

M Linardić, SJ Cokus, M Pellegrini, and SA Braybrook. (2020) Growth of the Fucus embryo: insights into wall-mediated cell expansion through mechanics and transcriptomics. bioRxiv

 

SA Braybrook. (2019) Auxin and Organogenesis: Initiation of Organs and Nurturing a Scientific Spirit. Plant Cell. *part of the Reflections on The Plant Cell Classics Series.

 

JL Kaplan, TA Torode, F Bou Daher, and SA Braybrook. 2019. On Pectin Methyl-esterification: Implications for In vitro and In vivo Viscoelasticity. bioRxiv.

 

RV Vofeley, J Gallagher, GD Pisano, M Bartlett, SA Braybrook. (2018). Of puzzles and pavements: a quantitative exploration of leaf epidermal cell shape. bioRxiv and The New Phytologist

F Bou Daher, Y Chen, B Bozorg, J Clough, H Jonsson, SA Braybrook. (2018). Anisotropic growth is achieved through the additive mechanical effect of material anisotropy and elastic asymmetry. bioRxiv and eLife

 

S RobinsonM HuflejtP Barbier de ReuilleSA BraybrookM SchorderetD ReinhardtC Kuhlemeier. (2017).  An automated confocal micro-extensometer enables in vivo quantification of mechanical properties with cellular resolution. The Plant Cell

TA Torode, RE O’Neill, SE Marcus, V Cornuault, S Pose-Albacete, RP Lauder, SK Kracun, MG Rydahl, MCF Andersen, WGT Willats, SA Braybrook, BJTownsend, MH Clausen, JP Knox. (2017). Branched pectic galactan in phloem-sieve-element cell walls: implications for cell mechanics. Plant Physiology.

M Linardic and S Braybrook. (2017). Towards An Understanding Of Spiral Patterning In The Sargassum muticum Shoot Apex. bioRxiv and Scientific Reports

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R Carter, H Woolfenden, A Baillie, S Amsbury, S Carroll, E Healicon, S Sovatzoglou, S Braybrook, JE Gray, J Hobbs, Richard J. Morris, AJ Fleming. (2017). Stomatal Opening Involves Polar, Not Radial, Stiffening Of Guard Cells. Current Biology

A Weber, S Braybrook, M Huflejt, G Mosca, A L Routier-Kierzkowska, R S Smith. (2015). Measuring the mechanical properties of plant cells by combining micro-indentation with osmotic treatments. Journal of Experimental Botany. first published online April 7, 2015

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Z Kong, M Ioki, SA Braybrook, S Li, Z-H Ye, Y-RJ Lee, T Hotta, A Chang, J Tian, G Wang, B Liu (2015). Kinesin-4 functions in vesicular transport on cortical microtubules and regulates cell wall mechanics during cell elongation in plants. Molecular Plant Online Advance

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 SA Braybrook (2015) Measuring the elasticity of plant cells with Atomic Force Microscopy. In: Biophysical Methods in Cell Biology, eds. E Paluch. Elsevier.

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SA Braybrook, A Peaucelle (2013) Mechano-Chemical Aspects of Organ Formation in Arabidopsis thaliana: The Relationship between Auxin and Pectin. PLoS ONE 8(3): e57813. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0057813

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DH Chitwood, LR Headlan1, ARanjan, SA Braybrook, DP Koenig, C Martinez, C Kuhlemeier, RS Smith, and NR Sinha. 2012. Leaf asymmetry as a developmental constraint imposed by auxin-dependent phyllotactic patterning. The Plant Cell. 24:1-10.

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A Peaucelle*, SA Braybrook*, L Le Guillou, E Bron, C Kuhlemeier, H Hofte. 2011. Pectin-Induced Changes in Cell Wall Mechanics Underlie Organ Initiation in Arabidopsis.Current Biology. Online Oct. 6th. *Co-first authors

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SL Stone, SA Braybrook, SL Paula, LW Kwong, J Meuser, J Pelletier, T-F Hsieh, RL Fischer, RB Goldberg, JJ Harada. 2008. Arabidopsis LEAFY COTYLEDON2 Induces Maturation Traits and Auxin Activity: Implications for Somatic Embryogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 105:3151-3156.

SA Braybrook, SL Stone, S Park, AQ Bui, BH Le, RL Fischer, RB Goldberg, JJ Harada. 2006. Genes directly regulated by LEAFY COTYLEDON2 provide insight into the control of embryo maturation and somatic embryogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA . Feb 28;103(9):3468-73.

Recent Review Publications

G Arsuffi and S A Braybrook. 2017. Acid growth: an ongoing trip. J Ex Bot.

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S A Braybrook. 2017. Plant Development: Lessons from Getting It Twisted (Dispatch on Saffer et. al. 2017). Current Biology, 27(15):R758-R760.

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A Bucksch, A Atta-Boateng, A F Azihou, D Battogtokh, A Baumgartner, B M Binder, S Braybrook, C Chang, V Coneva, T DeWitt, A Fletcher, M Gehan, D H Diaz Martinez, L Hong, A Iyer-Pascuzzi, LL Klein, S A Leiboff, M Li, J Lynch, A Maizel, J N Maloof, RJ C Markelz, C Martinez, L A Miller, W Mio, W Palubicki, H Poorter, C Pradal, C Price, E Puttonen, J Reese, R Rellán-Álvarez, E P Spalding, E E. Sparks, C N Topp, J H Williams, D H Chitwood. 2017. Morphological plant modeling: Unleashing geometric and topological potential within the plant sciences. Frontiers in Plant Science.

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SA Braybrook and H Jonsson. 2015. Shifting foundations: the mechanical cell wall and development. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 29:115-120.

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G Levesque-Tremblay, J Pelloux, SA Braybrook, K Muller. 2015. Tuning of pectin methylesterification: consequences for cell wall biomechanics and development. Planta.

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F Bou Daher and SA Braybrook. 2015. How to let go: pectin and plant cell adhesion. Front. Plant Sci. 6:523.

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SA Braybrook. 2015. Film: Infinite freedom of creation. A review for Nature Plants. Nature Plants 1, Article number:15059. You can watch the film here!

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SA Braybrook. 2014. Signalling in plant cell patterning- mechano-molecular theory and phyllotaxis. In: The Biochemist. Invited contribution.

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P Milani, SA Braybrook, A Boudaoud. 2013. Shrinking the hammer: micromechanical approaches to morphogenesis. Journal of Experimental Botany. (first published online July 19, 2013)

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SA Braybrook, H Hofte, A Peaucelle. 2012. Probing the mechanical contributions of the pectin matrix: insights for cell growth. Plant, Signaling, and Behavior. 7(8):45-46.PSBA Peaucelle, SA Braybrook, H Hofte. 2012. Cell wall mechanics and growth control in plants: the role of pectins revisited. In: Frontiers in Plant Physiology, Research Topic: Current challenges in plant cell walls. Volume 3, article No. 121.

FrontiersSA Braybrook and C Kuhlemeier. How a plant builds leaves. 2010. The Plant Cell. 22: 1006-1018.

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