Role of cytoskeleton in gravisensing of the root elongation zone in Arabidopsis thaliana plants

Cell Biology International

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 560-562

  Shevchenko, G ^a   Kalinina, Ya ^a   Kordyum, E ^a  

^a M G KHOLODNY INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Distal elongation zone of root; Microfilaments; Microtubules; Plant gravisensing

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 4;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; MICROFILAMENT; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN;

ARABIDOPSIS; CELL LINE; CELL SIZE; CYTOSKELETON; GRAVITY PERCEPTION; MICROFILAMENTS; MICROTUBULES; PLANT ROOTS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 43849091593     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cellbi.2007.11.010     Document Type: Article

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