Impaired trap closure in the counting-deficient Venus flytrap mutant DYSCALCULIA is caused by cell wall biomechanics
Sonja Trebing, Matthias Freund, Anda L. Iosip, Célian Diblasi, Vincent Krennerich, Jonathan Kirshner, Mitsuhiko P. Sato, André Marques, Marie Saitou, Dirk Becker, Victor A. Albert, Ingrid Teßmer, Kenji Fukushima, Rainer Hedrich, Ines Kreuzer
This study identifies impaired cell wall biomechanics as the cause of delayed trap closure in the Venus flytrap mutant DYSCALCULIA, linking mechanosensing and Ca2+ signaling to trap kinetics.
bioRxiv · Jun 26, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology