Belanger K D, Quatrano R S
Department of Biology, 106 Loyola Hall, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA 18510, USA.
Curr Opin Plant Biol. 2000 Feb;3(1):67-72. doi: 10.1016/s1369-5266(99)00043-6.
Studies of single cells from brown algae suggest that localized secretions stabilize the polar axis resulting in an asymmetry in the cell wall. This cortical asymmetry appears to play a role in orienting the plane of cell division and in determining the different fates of the resulting daughter cells. Recent studies indicate that similar processes may operate in seed plants.
