Cell Development and Environmental Adaptation of Higher Plants

Cellular adaptation in higher plants refers to the changes made by cells in response to various stimuli or changes in their local environment. Understanding the regulation of cell development in higher plants by environmental factors is an interesting research area that involves complex processes at various developmental stages and demands multi-disciplinary research. This Research Topic could represent a framework for revealing how different environmental factors regulate cell development of higher plants from the standpoint of plant physiology and molecular biology.

When cells of higher plants experience environmental stressors or other stimuli, they undergo adaptations to allow them to survive or function better in this new environment. How individual cells and tissues of higher plants respond to, generate, and coordinate mechanical inputs and outputs is a fundamental question in cell and developmental biology of plant research. In this Research Topic, we aim to provide a state-of-the-art view of current knowledge related to cell development of higher plants under a variety of environmental conditions such as drought, salinity, flooding, and different temperature and light.

Although the use of physiological, biochemical, and molecular strategies of whole tissues has greatly improved the mechanistic understanding of plant morphogenesis, there is an urgent need to holistically understand plant response to stimuli at the cell level. We welcome submissions of original research papers and reviews covering, but not limited to, the following topics:

- Cell Biology
Cell biology aims to understand the organizing principle that shapes cellular structures and specifies cellular functions. We are interested in cutting-edge research that provides a comprehensive picture of how normal cells function and cellular processes become misregulated under stress states in fields such as cell cycle and growth, cell division, cell wall and cell membrane, plastids, mitochondria and chloroplast, organelle structure and function, cytoplasm, cell and tissues, organelle assembly, etc.

- Cell Signaling
Research involving the principles of intracellular signaling and dissecting pathways that direct cell-cell communication in the following areas are welcome, including signal transduction, cell differentiation, signaling pathways, cellular communication, perception of the environment, and intercellular communication.

Keywords: plant cell, cell signaling, cell differentiation, cell development, environmental stress adaptation

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