Siobhan Braybrook*

Email: siobhanb@ucla.edu

Websites:

Lab Website

Research Interests:

Development, Plant Biology, Morphology, Mechanics, Macroalgae, STEM Higher Education, Sustainability, Dynamical Systems, Evolution,

Publications:

Neher WR, Rasmussen CG, Braybrook SA, Lažetic V, Stowers CE, Mooney PT, Sylvester AW, Springer PS. The maize preligule band is subdivided into distinct domains with contrasting cellular properties prior to ligule outgrowth. Development. 2023 11 01; 150(21). view on PubMed

Beuder S, Braybrook SA. Brown algal cell walls and development. Semin Cell Dev Biol. 2023 Jan 30; 134:103-111. view on PubMed

Dedow LK, Oren E, Braybrook SA. Fake news blues: A GUS staining protocol to reduce false-negative data. Plant Direct. 2022 Feb; 6(2):e367. view on PubMed

Linardic M, Braybrook SA. Identification and selection of optimal reference genes for qPCR-based gene expression analysis in Fucus distichus under various abiotic stresses. PLoS One. 2021; 16(4):e0233249. view on PubMed

Gavrin A, Rey T, Torode TA, Toulotte J, Chatterjee A, Kaplan JL, Evangelisti E, Takagi H, Charoensawan V, Rengel D, Journet EP, Debellé F, de Carvalho-Niebel F, Terauchi R, Braybrook S, Schornack S. Developmental Modulation of Root Cell Wall Architecture Confers Resistance to an Oomycete Pathogen. Curr Biol. 2020 11 02; 30(21):4165-4176.e5. view on PubMed

Braybrook SA. Auxin and Organogenesis: Initiation of Organs and Nurturing a Scientific Spirit. Plant Cell. 2019 07; 31(7):1397. view on PubMed

Vofély RV, Gallagher J, Pisano GD, Bartlett M, Braybrook SA. Of puzzles and pavements: a quantitative exploration of leaf epidermal cell shape. New Phytol. 2019 01; 221(1):540-552. view on PubMed

Bou Daher F, Chen Y, Bozorg B, Clough J, Jönsson H, Braybrook SA. Anisotropic growth is achieved through the additive mechanical effect of material anisotropy and elastic asymmetry. Elife. 2018 09 18; 7. view on PubMed

Arsuffi G, Braybrook SA. Acid growth: an ongoing trip. J Exp Bot. 2018 01 04; 69(2):137-146. view on PubMed

Robinson S, Huflejt M, Barbier de Reuille P, Braybrook SA, Schorderet M, Reinhardt D, Kuhlemeier C. An Automated Confocal Micro-Extensometer Enables in Vivo Quantification of Mechanical Properties with Cellular Resolution. Plant Cell. 2017 12; 29(12):2959-2973. view on PubMed

Torode TA, O'Neill R, Marcus SE, Cornuault V, Pose S, Lauder RP, Kracun SK, Rydahl MG, Andersen MCF, Willats WGT, Braybrook SA, Townsend BJ, Clausen MH, Knox JP. Branched Pectic Galactan in Phloem-Sieve-Element Cell Walls: Implications for Cell Mechanics. Plant Physiol. 2018 02; 176(2):1547-1558. view on PubMed

Linardic M, Braybrook SA. Towards an understanding of spiral patterning in the Sargassum muticum shoot apex. Sci Rep. 2017 Oct 24; 7(1):13887. view on PubMed

Braybrook SA. Plant Development: Lessons from Getting It Twisted. Curr Biol. 2017 08 07; 27(15):R758-R760. view on PubMed

Bucksch A, Atta-Boateng A, Azihou AF, Battogtokh D, Baumgartner A, Binder BM, Braybrook SA, Chang C, Coneva V, DeWitt TJ, Fletcher AG, Gehan MA, Diaz-Martinez DH, Hong L, Iyer-Pascuzzi AS, Klein LL, Leiboff S, Li M, Lynch JP, Maizel A, Maloof JN, Markelz RJC, Martinez CC, Miller LA, Mio W, Palubicki W, Poorter H, Pradal C, Price CA, Puttonen E, Reese JB, Rellán-Álvarez R, Spalding EP, Sparks EE, Topp CN, Williams JH, Chitwood DH. Morphological Plant Modeling: Unleashing Geometric and Topological Potential within the Plant Sciences. Front Plant Sci. 2017; 8:900. view on PubMed

Braybrook SA. Analyzing Cell Wall Elasticity After Hormone Treatment: An Example Using Tobacco BY-2 Cells and Auxin. Methods Mol Biol. 2017; 1497:125-133. view on PubMed

Braybrook SA, Jönsson H. Shifting foundations: the mechanical cell wall and development. Curr Opin Plant Biol. 2016 Feb; 29:115-20. view on PubMed

Daher FB, Braybrook SA. How to let go: pectin and plant cell adhesion. Front Plant Sci. 2015; 6:523. view on PubMed

Levesque-Tremblay G, Pelloux J, Braybrook SA, Müller K. Tuning of pectin methylesterification: consequences for cell wall biomechanics and development. Planta. 2015 Oct; 242(4):791-811. view on PubMed

Weber A, Braybrook S, Huflejt M, Mosca G, Routier-Kierzkowska AL, Smith RS. Measuring the mechanical properties of plant cells by combining micro-indentation with osmotic treatments. J Exp Bot. 2015 Jun; 66(11):3229-41. view on PubMed

Kong Z, Ioki M, Braybrook S, Li S, Ye ZH, Julie Lee YR, Hotta T, Chang A, Tian J, Wang G, Liu B. Kinesin-4 Functions in Vesicular Transport on Cortical Microtubules and Regulates Cell Wall Mechanics during Cell Elongation in Plants. Mol Plant. 2015 Jul; 8(7):1011-23. view on PubMed

Braybrook SA. Measuring the elasticity of plant cells with atomic force microscopy. Methods Cell Biol. 2015; 125:237-54. view on PubMed

Milani P, Braybrook SA, Boudaoud A. Shrinking the hammer: micromechanical approaches to morphogenesis. J Exp Bot. 2013 Nov; 64(15):4651-62. view on PubMed

Braybrook SA, Peaucelle A. Mechano-chemical aspects of organ formation in Arabidopsis thaliana: the relationship between auxin and pectin. PLoS One. 2013; 8(3):e57813. view on PubMed

Braybrook SA, Hofte H, Peaucelle A. Probing the mechanical contributions of the pectin matrix: insights for cell growth. Plant Signal Behav. 2012 Aug; 7(8):1037-41. view on PubMed

Chitwood DH, Headland LR, Ranjan A, Martinez CC, Braybrook SA, Koenig DP, Kuhlemeier C, Smith RS, Sinha NR. Leaf asymmetry as a developmental constraint imposed by auxin-dependent phyllotactic patterning. Plant Cell. 2012 Jun; 24(6):2318-27. view on PubMed

Peaucelle A, Braybrook S, Höfte H. Cell wall mechanics and growth control in plants: the role of pectins revisited. Front Plant Sci. 2012; 3:121. view on PubMed

Peaucelle A, Braybrook SA, Le Guillou L, Bron E, Kuhlemeier C, Höfte H. Pectin-induced changes in cell wall mechanics underlie organ initiation in Arabidopsis. Curr Biol. 2011 Oct 25; 21(20):1720-6. view on PubMed

Braybrook SA, Kuhlemeier C. How a plant builds leaves. Plant Cell. 2010 Apr; 22(4):1006-18. view on PubMed

Braybrook SA, Harada JJ. LECs go crazy in embryo development. Trends Plant Sci. 2008 Dec; 13(12):624-30. view on PubMed

Stone SL, Braybrook SA, Paula SL, Kwong LW, Meuser J, Pelletier J, Hsieh TF, Fischer RL, Goldberg RB, Harada JJ. Arabidopsis LEAFY COTYLEDON2 induces maturation traits and auxin activity: Implications for somatic embryogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Feb 26; 105(8):3151-6. view on PubMed

Xiao H, Siddiqua M, Braybrook S, Nassuth A. Three grape CBF/DREB1 genes respond to low temperature, drought and abscisic acid. Plant Cell Environ. 2006 Jul; 29(7):1410-21. view on PubMed

Braybrook SA, Stone SL, Park S, Bui AQ, Le BH, Fischer RL, Goldberg RB, Harada JJ. Genes directly regulated by LEAFY COTYLEDON2 provide insight into the control of embryo maturation and somatic embryogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Feb 28; 103(9):3468-73. view on PubMed

Yamagishi K, Nagata N, Yee KM, Braybrook SA, Pelletier J, Fujioka S, Yoshida S, Fischer RL, Goldberg RB, Harada JJ. TANMEI/EMB2757 encodes a WD repeat protein required for embryo development in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol. 2005 Sep; 139(1):163-73. view on PubMed