Gravity sensing and signal transduction in vascular plant primary roots

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 126-142

  Baldwin, Katherine L ^a   Strohm, Allison K ^a   Masson, Patrick H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyloplast; Arabidopsis; Auxin; Calcium; Columella; Geotropism; Gravitropism; InsP3; Mechanosensitive ion channels; PIN

Indexed keywords

INDOLEACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ALKALINIZATION; CYTOPLASM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GRAVITY FIELD; ION; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PROTEIN; ROOT SYSTEM; TAXIS; VASCULAR PLANT;

ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; GRAVITROPISM; GRAVITY SENSING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASCULAR BUNDLE (PLANT);

GRAVITROPISM; GRAVITY SENSING; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT VASCULAR BUNDLE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS; COLUMELLA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84871967203     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1200318     Document Type: Article

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