Actin-depolymerizing factor mediates Rac/Rop GTPase-regulated pollen tube growth

Plant Cell

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 237-249

  Chen, Christine Y H ^a,b   Cheung, Alice Y ^a   Wu, Hen Ming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOLYMERIZATION; ENZYMES; FLUORESCENCE; MUTAGENESIS; NATURAL FIBERS; TOBACCO;

ACTIN CYTOSKELETON; POLLEN TUBE ELONGATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0037256774     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.007153     Document Type: Article

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