The stability of cortical microtubules depends on their orientation

Plant Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1023-1032

  Wiesler, Bodo ^a   Wang, Qi Yan ^a   Nick, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Auxin; De tyrosination; Maize; Microtubules; Post translational modification; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; PROTEINS;

CORTICAL MICROTUBULES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CARBAMATES; COLCHICINE; COTYLEDON; DINITROBENZENES; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; MICROTUBULES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENYLCARBAMATES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SULFANILAMIDES; TRIFLURALIN; TUBULIN; TYROSINE; URETHANE; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036955002     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2002.01489.x     Document Type: Article

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