Establishing and maintaining axial growth: Wall mechanical properties and the cytoskeleton

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-10

  Wasteneys, Geoffrey O ^a   Fujita, Miki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cellulose microfibril; COBRA; Growth anisotropy; Microtubule

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE SYNTHASE; COB PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANISOTROPY; ARABIDOPSIS; BIOMECHANICS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL WALL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOSKELETON; FIBER; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROTUBULE; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT;

ANISOTROPY; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BIOMECHANICS; BODY PATTERNING; CELL WALL; CELLULOSE; CYTOSKELETON; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICROFIBRILS; MICROTUBULES; PLANT ROOTS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 32944477569     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10265-005-0233-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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