Vacuoles usually account for changes in cell size when the cytoplasmic volume stays constant. Some vacuoles have specialized functions, and plant cells can have more than one type of vacuole.

Cells manage a wide range of functions in their tiny package ... because photosynthetic prokaryotes, algae, and plant cells harness solar energy and use it to make the complex organic food ...

Plant cells without walls, known as protoplasts, are very fragile, and it has been difficult to keep them alive under a ...

Cell structure Description Function Cell type Cell wall Freely permeable layer surrounding cell membrane. The cell wall of plant cells is made from cellulose. This gives them a rigid structure.

Each component of a cell has its own function. Animal and plant cells differ and they have similarities. Nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm and mitochondria are four cell components that are found ...

Imaging wall-less plant cells every six minutes for 24 hours revealed how the cells build their protective barriers.

Purdue University scientists have discovered a key mechanism that regulates how plants develop chloroplasts, essential ...

"The lobate shape of the plant cells is controlled by ... not only was the shape of the lymphatic endothelial cells altered but the integrity and function of the lymphatic capillaries was also ...