Gravity sensing in plant and animal cells

Ken Takahashi; Hideyuki Takahashi; Takuya Furuichi; Masatsugu Toyota; Makoto Furutani-Seiki; Takeshi Kobayashi; Haruko Watanabe-Takano; Masahiro Shinohara; Takuro Numaga-Tomita; Asako Sakaue-Sawano; Atsushi Miyawaki; Keiji Naruse

doi:10.1038/s41526-020-00130-8

Gravity sensing in plant and animal cells

Ken Takahashi, Hideyuki Takahashi, Takuya Furuichi, Masatsugu Toyota, Makoto Furutani-Seiki, Takeshi Kobayashi, Haruko Watanabe-Takano, Masahiro Shinohara, Takuro Numaga-Tomita, Asako Sakaue-Sawano, Atsushi Miyawaki, Keiji Naruse

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Gravity determines shape of body tissue and affects the functions of life, both in plants and animals. The cellular response to gravity is an active process of mechanotransduction. Although plants and animals share some common mechanisms of gravity sensing in spite of their distant phylogenetic origin, each species has its own mechanism to sense and respond to gravity. In this review, we discuss current understanding regarding the mechanisms of cellular gravity sensing in plants and animals. Understanding gravisensing also contributes to life on Earth, e.g., understanding osteoporosis and muscle atrophy. Furthermore, in the current age of Mars exploration, understanding cellular responses to gravity will form the foundation of living in space.

Original language	English
Article number	2
Journal	npj Microgravity
Volume	7
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41526-020-00130-8
Publication status	Published - Dec 2021

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Medicine (miscellaneous)
Materials Science (miscellaneous)
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
Space and Planetary Science

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