The nuclear envelope in higher plant mitosis and meiosis

Abstract

Mitosis and meiosis in higher plants involve significant reconfiguration of the nuclear envelope and the proteins that interact with it. The dynamic series of events involves a range of interactions, movement, breakdown, and reformation of this complex system. Recently, progress has been made in identifying and characterizing the protein and membrane interactome that performs these complex tasks, including constituents of the nuclear envelope, the cytoskeleton, nucleoskeleton, and chromatin. This review will present the current understanding of these interactions and advances in knowledge of the processes for the breakdown and reformation of the nuclear envelope during cell divisions in plants.

Keywords

• nucleus
• mitosis
• meiosis
• higher plant
• cell division
• cell cycle
• nuclear envelope
• nuclear pores
• phragmoplast