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SUBMITTER: Rafsanjani A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4306918 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20150127
The spirally arranged stems of the spikemoss Selaginella lepidophylla, an ancient resurrection plant, compactly curl into a nest-ball shape upon dehydration. Due to its spiral phyllotaxy, older outer stems on the plant interlace and envelope the younger inner stems forming the plant centre. Stem curling is a morphological mechanism that limits photoinhibitory and thermal damages the plant might experience in arid environments. Here, we investigate the distinct conformational changes of outer and ...[more]