Gravitropism and mechanical signaling in plants

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 111-125

  Toyota, Masatsugu ^a   Gilroy, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Calcium; Columella; Endodermis; Gravitropism; MCA1; Mechanosensitive channels; Microtubule; MscS; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CALCIUM; CYTOPLASM; DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; GRAVITY FIELD; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; MORPHOGENESIS; NINETEENTH CENTURY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

ARTICLE; CYTOSKELETON; GENETICS; GRAVITROPISM; GRAVITY; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; TIME;

CYTOSKELETON; GRAVITATION; GRAVITROPISM; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; PLANTS; TIME FACTORS;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; COLUMELLA;

EID: 84872003410     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1200408     Document Type: Article

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