C. Godin

Geometry and cell wall mechanics guide early pollen tube growth in Arabidopsis thaliana

This study investigates how geometry and cell wall mechanics guide early pollen tube growth in Arabidopsis thaliana, showing that WT papilla cells direct growth while ktn1-5 mutants allow free movement along geodesics.

Water fluxes contribute to growth patterning in shoot meristems

The paper maps water fluxes in Arabidopsis shoot meristems and shows they influence growth patterning by creating water deficits at the organ-meristem boundary.

The making of cauliflowers: the story of unsuccessful flowers

The paper investigates how cauliflowers and Romanesco develop through hysteresis in floral networks and mutations affecting meristem growth.

Organ geometry channels cell fate in the Arabidopsis ovule primordium

The paper investigates how organ geometry influences spore mother cell differentiation in Arabidopsis ovule primordium through 3D imaging and growth models.

Multiscale mechanical model for cell division orientation in developing biological systems

This paper proposes a multiscale mechanical model for cell division orientation, showing that cells minimize energy loss by responding to mechanical forces, and validates this in Drosophila and ascidian embryos.

Skeletonization of Plant Point Cloud Data in Stochastic Optimization Framework

The paper proposes a stochastic optimization framework for skeleton extraction from 3D plant point cloud data, improving biological relevance and structural accuracy.

Cellular heterogeneity in pressure and growth emerges from tissue topology and geometry

The paper shows cell pressure anticorrelates with neighbor number in plant tissues and confirms this in Arabidopsis shoot apical meristem using atomic force microscopy.

Sugar availability suppresses the auxin-induced strigolactone pathway to promote bud outgrowth

This study shows that sugar availability suppresses the auxin-induced strigolactone pathway, promoting bud outgrowth, and develops a computational model to quantify this interaction.

From spatio-temporal morphogenetic gradients to rhythmic patterning at the shoot apex

The paper shows auxin creates high-definition spatio-temporal gradients that drive rhythmic patterning in plant shoot apices through self-organization and cellular memory.

Coupling water fluxes with cell wall mechanics in a multicellular model of plant development

This paper develops a multicellular model coupling water fluxes and cell wall mechanics to study plant morphogenesis, revealing new mechanisms for growth heterogeneity and shape differentiation.