Arabidopsis ROP1 and ROP6 influence germination time, root morphology, the formation of F-actin bundles, and symbiotic fungal interactions

Molecular Plant

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 872-886

  Venus, Yvonne ^a   Oelmüller, Ralf ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cbp60g; cytoskeleton; F actin; GTPases; Piriformospora indica; ROP

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; FUNGI; PIRIFORMOSPORA INDICA;

EID: 84878325248     PISSN: 16742052     EISSN: 17529867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mp/sss101     Document Type: Article

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