Publications by authors named "Celia Municio Diaz"
The cell wall (CW) is a thin and rigid layer encasing the membrane of all plant and fungal cells. It ensures mechanical integrity by bearing mechanical stresses derived from large cytoplasmic turgor pressure, contacts with growing neighbors or growth within restricted spaces. The CW is made of polysaccharides and proteins, but is dynamic in nature, changing composition and geometry during growth, reproduction or infection.
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- Surface receptors in animal cells, like integrins, cluster to sense mechanical forces, while plant and fungal cells have similar sensors, embedded in their cell walls, to detect injuries.
- Researchers studied the Wsc1 receptor in fission yeast and found that it forms clusters at points where force is applied to the cell wall.
- The study revealed that Wsc1 accumulates at these stress points due to a reduction in its movement and its binding to cell wall components, functioning independently of other cellular processes.
We report the autochthonous existence of Vibrio cholerae in coastal waters of Iceland, a geothermally active country where cholera is absent and has never been reported. Seawater, mussel, and macroalgae samples were collected close to and distant from sites where geothermal activity causes a significant increase in water temperature during low tides. V.
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