Developmentally distinct activities of the exocyst enable rapid cell elongation and determine meristem size during primary root growth in Arabidopsis

BMC Plant Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Cole, Rex A ^a   McInally, Samantha A ^a   Fowler, John E ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auxin; Brassinosteroid; Cell expansion; Exocyst; Meristem; Root growth

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; BRASSINOSTEROID; INDOLEACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARABIDOPSIS; CELL ENLARGEMENT; CELL WALL; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MERISTEM; METABOLISM; PLANT ROOT;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BRASSINOSTEROIDS; CELL ENLARGEMENT; CELL WALL; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; MERISTEM; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PLANT ROOTS;

EID: 84988691119     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12870-014-0386-0     Document Type: Article

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