Growth stimulation in inflorescences of an Arabidopsis tubulin mutant under microgravity conditions in space

Plant Biology

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL.1, 2014, Pages 91-96

  Hoson, T ^a   Soga, K ^a   Wakabayashi, K ^a   Hashimoto, T ^b   Karahara, I ^c   Yano, S ^d   Tanigaki, F ^d   Shimazu, T ^e   Kasahara, H ^f   Masuda, D ^f   Kamisaka, S ^c  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^d JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^e Japan Space Forum ^*  (Japan)

^f Tsukuba Space Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Gravity resistance; Growth stimulation; Microgravity; Microtubules; Space; Tubulin mutant

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DICOTYLEDON; GRAVITY FIELD; GROWTH MODELING; MUTATION; STEM; WILD POPULATION;

ARABIDOPSIS;

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; TUA6 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; TUBULIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL WALL; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GERMINATION; GRAVITY RESISTANCE; GROWTH STIMULATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INFLORESCENCE; METABOLISM; MICROCLIMATE; MICROGRAVITY; MICROTUBULE; MUTATION; SPACE; TIME; TUBULIN MUTANT; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

ARABIDOPSIS; GRAVITY RESISTANCE; GROWTH STIMULATION; MICROGRAVITY; MICROTUBULES; SPACE; TUBULIN MUTANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CELL WALL; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GERMINATION; INFLORESCENCE; MUTATION; TIME FACTORS; TUBULIN; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 84890936443     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/plb.12099     Document Type: Article

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