Prof. Dr. Sabine Müller

Journal Articles

• Liu, X., Livanos, P., Schütz, L.S., Müller, S., & Greb, T. (2026). The preprophase band is dispensable for robust cell division orientation in wood-forming cambium stem cells. New Phytologist. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.71449
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• Müller, S. (2025). Cell division: Tissue mechanics guide division plane selection to avoid four-way junctions. Current Biology, 35(12), R608-R610. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.04.020
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• Kriechbaum, C., & Müller, S. (2025). Making Two out of One: Kinesin Motors Driving Plant Cell Division. Cytoskeleton. https://doi.org/10.1002/cm.22050
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• Livanos, P., Kriechbaum, C., Remers, S., Herrmann, A., & Müller, S. (2025). Kinesin-12 POK2 polarization is a prerequisite for a fully functional division site and aids cell plate positioning. Nature Communications, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-58852-w
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• Fritz, C., Reimann, T., Adler, J., Knab, J., Schulmeister, S., Kriechbaum, C.,... Kost, B. (2024). Plasma membrane and cytoplasmic compartmentalization: A dynamic structural framework required for pollen tube tip growth. Plant Physiology, 197(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiae558
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• Jaillais, Y., Bayer, E., Bergmann, D.C., Botella, M.A., Boutté, Y., Bozkurt, T.O.,... Gronnier, J. (2024). Guidelines for naming and studying plasma membrane domains in plants. Nature Plants. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-024-01742-8
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• Kriechbaum, C., & Müller, S. (2024). On the edge — how plant cells monitor growth. Nature Plants. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-024-01632-z
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• Müller, S. (2023). Update: on selected ROP cell polarity mechanisms in plant cell morphogenesis. Plant Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiad229
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• Müller, S. (2023). Assessment of Spindle Shape Control by Spindle Poleward Flux Measurements and FRAP Bulk Analysis. Methods in Molecular Biology, 2604, 113-125. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2867-6_9
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• Lauster, T., Stöckle, D., Gabor, K., Haller, T., Krieger, N., Lotz, P.,... Müller, S. (2022). Arabidopsis pavement cell shape formation involves spatially confined ROPGAP regulators. Current Biology, 32(3), 532-544. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.12.042
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• Zhang, C., Lauster, T., Tang, W., Houbaert, A., Zhu, S., Eeckhout, D.,... Russinova, E. (2022). ROPGAP-dependent interaction between brassinosteroid and ROP2-GTPase signaling controls pavement cell shape in Arabidopsis. Current Biology, 32(3), 518-531. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.12.043
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• Kumari, P., Dahiya, P., Livanos, P., Zergiebel, L., Koelling, M., Poeschl, Y.,... Müller, S. (2021). IQ67 DOMAIN proteins facilitate preprophase band formation and division-plane orientation. Nature Plants, 7(6), 739-747. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-021-00923-z
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• Herrmann, A., Livanos, P., Zimmermann, S., Berendzen, K., Rohr, L., Lipka, E., & Müller, S. (2021). KINESIN-12E regulates metaphase spindle flux and helps control spindle size in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell, 33(1), 27-43. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koaa003
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• Buschmann, H., & Müller, S. (2019). Update on plant cytokinesis: rule and divide. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 52, 97-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2019.07.003
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• Müller, S. (2019). Plant cell division — defining and finding the sweet spot for cell plate insertion. Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 60, 9-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceb.2019.03.006
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• Livanos, P., & Müller, S. (2019). Plant kinesin-12: Localization heterogeneity and functional implications. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 20(17). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20174213
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• Livanos, P., Müller, S., & Müller, S. (2019). Division Plane Establishment and Cytokinesis. Annual Review of Plant Biology, 70, 239-267. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-arplant-050718-100444
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• Herrmann, A., Livanos, P., Lipka, E., Gadeyne, A., Hauser, M.-T., Van Damme, D., & Müller, S. (2018). Dual localized kinesin-12 POK2 plays multiple roles during cell division and interacts with MAP65-3. EMBO Reports, 19(9). https://doi.org/10.15252/embr.201846085
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• Chugh, M., Reissner, M., Bugiel, M., Lipka, E., Herrmann, A., Roy, B.,... Schaeffer, E. (2018). Phragmoplast Orienting Kinesin 2 Is a Weak Motor Switching between Processive and Diffusive Modes. Biophysical Journal, 115(2), 375-385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2018.06.012
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• Smertenko, A., Assaad, F., Baluska, F., Bezanilla, M., Buschmann, H., Drakakaki, G.,... Zarsky, V. (2017). Plant Cytokinesis: Terminology for Structures and Processes. Trends in Cell Biology, 27(12), 885-894. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcb.2017.08.008
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• Stoeckle, D., Herrmann, A., Lipka, E., Lauster, T., Gavidia, R., Zimmermann, S., & Müller, S. (2016). Putative RopGAPs impact division plane selection and interact with kinesin-12 POK1. Nature Plants, 2(9). https://doi.org/10.1038/nplants.2016.120
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• Müller, S. (2016). Linking Separase to Microtubule Dynamics. Developmental Cell, 37(4), 295-296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2016.05.009
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• Müller, S., & Juergens, G. (2016). Plant cytokinesis-No ring, No constriction but centrifugal construction of the partitioning membrane. Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology, 53, 10-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semcdb.2015.10.037
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• Müller, S. (2015). Plant Intracellular Transport: Tracing Functions of the Retrograde Kinesin. Current Biology, 25(18), R808-R810. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2015.08.011
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• Kobayashi, K., Suzuki, T., Iwata, E., Nakamichi, N., Suzuki, T., Chen, P.,... Ito, M. (2015). Transcriptional repression by MYB3R proteins regulates plant organ growth. The EMBO Journal, 34(15), 1992-2007. https://doi.org/10.15252/embj.201490899
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• Müller, S. (2015). Mechanisms of plant cell division. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Developmental Biology, 4(4), 391-405. https://doi.org/10.1002/wdev.186
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• Lipka, E., & Müller, S. (2014). Nitrosative stress triggers microtubule reorganization in Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Experimental Botany, 65(15), 4177-4189. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eru194
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• Lipka, E., Gadeyne, A., Stoeckle, D., Zimmermann, S., De Jaeger, G., Ehrhardt, D.W.,... Müller, S. (2014). The phragmoplast-orienting kinesin-12 class proteins translate the positional information of the preprophase band to establish the cortical division zone in Arabidopsis thaliana. The Plant Cell, 26(6), 2617-2632. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.114.124933
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• Krupnova, T., Stierhof, Y.-D., Hiller, U., Strompen, G., & Müller, S. (2013). The microtubule-associated kinase-like protein RUNKEL functions in somatic and syncytial cytokinesis. Plant Journal, 74(5), 781-791. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.12160
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• Rasmussen, C.G., Wright, A.J., & Müller, S. (2013). The role of the cytoskeleton and associated proteins in determination of the plant cell division plane. Plant Journal, 75(2), 258-269. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.12177
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• Lipka, E., & Müller, S. (2012). Potential roles for kinesins at the cortical division site. Frontiers in Plant Science, 3(JUL). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2012.00158
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• Müller, S. (2012). Universal rules for division plane selection in plants. Protoplasma, 249(2), 239-253. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00709-011-0289-y
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• Day, R.C., Mueller, S., & Macknight, R.C. (2009). Identification of cytoskeleton-associated genes expressed during Arabidopsis syncytial endosperm development. Plant Signaling & Behavior, 4(9), 883-886. https://dx.doi.org/10.4161/psb.4.9.9461
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• Müller, S., Wright, A.J., & Smith, L.G. (2009). Division plane control in plants: new players in the band. Trends in Cell Biology, 19(4), 180-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcb.2009.02.002
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• Xu, X.M., Zhao, Q., Rodrigo-Peiris, T., Brkljacic, J., He, C.S., Mueller, S., & Meier, I. (2008). RanGAP1 is a continuous marker of the Arabidopsis cell division plane. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 105(47), 18637-18642. https://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0806157105
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• Walker, K.L., Müller, S., Moss, D., Ehrhardt, D.W., & Smith, L.G. (2007). Arabidopsis TANGLED Identifies the Division Plane throughout Mitosis and Cytokinesis. Current Biology, 17(21), 1827-1836. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2007.09.063
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• Müller, S., Han, S., & Smith, L.G. (2006). Two Kinesins Are Involved in the Spatial Control of Cytokinesis in Arabidopsis thaliana. Current Biology, 16(9), 888-894. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2006.03.034
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• Müller, S., Smertenko, A., Wagner, V., Heinrich, M., Hussey, P.J., & Hauser, M.-T. (2004). The plant microtubule-associated protein AtMAP65-3/PLE is essential for cytokinetic phragmoplast function. Current Biology, 14(5), 412-417. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2004.02.032
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• Karsai, A., Müller, S., Platz, S., & Hauser, M.-T. (2002). Evaluation of a home-made SYBR® Green I reaction mixture for real-time PCR quantification of gene expression. Biotechniques, 32(4), 790-796. https://doi.org/10.2144/02324st05
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• Müller, S., Fuchs, E., Ovecka, M., Wysocka-Diller, J., Benfey, P.N., & Hauser, M.-T. (2002). Two new loci, PLEIADE and HYADE, implicate organ-specific regulation of cytokinesis in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology, 130(1), 312-324. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.004416
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• Wilson, I.B., Rendić, D., Freilinger, A., Dumić, J., Altmann, F., Mucha, J.,... Hauser, M.-T. (2001). Cloning and expression of cDNAs encoding α1,3-fucosyltransferase homologues from Arabidopsis thaliana. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects, 1527(1-2), 88-96. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0304-4165(01)00151-9
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• Adhami, F., Müller, S., & Hauser, M.-T. (1999). Nonradioactive labeling of large DNA fragments for genome walking, RFLP and northern blot analysis. Biotechniques, 27(2), 314-320. https://doi.org/10.2144/99272st02
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Book Contributions

• Livanos, P., Chugh, M., & Müller, S. (2017). Analysis of phragmoplast kinetics during plant cytokinesis. In Liwen Jiang (Eds.), Plant Protein Secretion. (pp. 137-150). New York: Humana Press Inc..
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Miscellaneous

• Müller, S. (2012). Plant Cell Division.
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