Up-regulation of expression of tubulin genes and roles of microtubules in hypergravity-induced growth modification in Arabidopsis hypocotyls

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1176-1181

  Matsumoto, Shouhei ^a   Saito, Yuka ^a   Kumasaki, Saori ^a   Soga, Kouichi ^a   Wakabayashi, Kazuyuki ^a   Hoson, Takayuki ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Colchicine; Gravity; Hypergravity; Microtubules

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELONGATION; GRAVITATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEED;

ARABIDOPSIS; HYPERGRAVITY; HYPERGRAVITY CONDITIONS; MICROTUBULES;

GENES;

EID: 34249711434     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.03.074     Document Type: Article

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