Function of nuclear envelope proteins in plant growth and development

Authors: HAZELWOOD, OLIVIA - University Of British Columbia; Best, Norman; ASHRAF, M. - University Of British Columbia

Submitted to: Current Opinion in Plant Biology
Publication Type: Review Article
Publication Acceptance Date: 4/27/2025
Publication Date: 5/16/2025
Citation: Hazelwood, O.S., Best, N.B., Ashraf, M.A. 2025. Function of nuclear envelope proteins in plant growth and development. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2025.102738.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2025.102738

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Technical Abstract: Nuclear envelope proteins are present across the eukaryotes. Over the past few decades, genetic, molecular, and cell biology tools have been used extensively to study the nuclear envelope proteins in plant and non-plant model organisms, as well as human cell lines. Plant biologists have identified a series of nuclear envelope proteins using both forward and reverse genetic approaches, bioinformatics predictions, and protein–protein interactions. Each discovery is tightly linked with alterations in plant growth and developmental phenotypes. In this review, we highlight the recently emerging developmental aspects, more precisely, stomatal, reproductive, and root development, involving plant nuclear envelope proteins.