The cellular mechanics of an invasive lifestyle

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 64, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 4709-4728

  Nezhad, Amir Sanati ^a   Geitmann, Anja ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer cells; Fungal hyphae; Invasive growth; Migrating cells; Neurons; Pollen tubes; Root hairs; Tip growth

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; CANCER CELLS; CELL WALL; CYTOLOGY; EUKARYOTIC CELL; FUNGAL HYPHAE; FUNGUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INVASIVE GROWTH; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; MIGRATING CELLS; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; POLLEN TUBE; POLLEN TUBES; REVIEW; ROOT HAIRS; TIP GROWTH.;

CANCER CELLS; FUNGAL HYPHAE; INVASIVE GROWTH; MIGRATING CELLS; NEURONS; POLLEN TUBES; ROOT HAIRS; TIP GROWTH.;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CELL WALL; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; FUNGI; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PLANT ROOTS; POLLEN TUBE;

EID: 84887977053     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ert254     Document Type: Review

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