AUTHOR=Baillie Alice L. , Falz Anna-Lena , Müller-Schüssele Stefanie J. , Sparkes Imogen 

TITLE=It Started With a Kiss: Monitoring Organelle Interactions and Identifying Membrane Contact Site Components in Plants

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Plant Science

VOLUME=11

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2020.00517

DOI=10.3389/fpls.2020.00517

ISSN=1664-462X

ABSTRACT=<p>Organelle movement and interaction are dynamic processes. Interpreting the functional role and mechanistic detail of interactions at membrane contact sites requires careful quantification of parameters such as duration, frequency, proximity, and surface area of contact, and identification of molecular components. We provide an overview of current methods used to quantify organelle interactions in plants and other organisms and propose novel applications of existing technologies to tackle this emerging topic in plant cell biology.</p>