ARL2, ARG1 and PIN3 define a gravity signal transduction pathway in root statocytes

Plant Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 380-392

  Harrison, Benjamin R ^a,b   Masson, Patrick H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Auxin; Gravitropism; Roots; Signal transduction; Statocytes

Indexed keywords

AUXIN; GRAVITROPISM; ROOTS; STATOCYTES;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; GENE EXPRESSION; PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; ARG1 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; ARL2 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; INDOLEACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHYTOHORMONE; PIN3 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GRAVITROPISM; GRAVITY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; GRAVITATION; GRAVITROPISM; HYPOCOTYL; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT ROOTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

COLUMELLA;

EID: 37749021402     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2007.03351.x     Document Type: Article

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