141 citations
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June 2002 in “Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences” This review discusses recent physiological and genetic advances in understanding tip growth in Arabidopsis thaliana root hairs and reports no new experimental results.
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March 1999 in “The Plant Journal” This study found that disrupting the microtubule cytoskeleton in Arabidopsis root hairs caused loss of growth directionality and suggested microtubules interact with calcium gradients to regulate apical growth stability.
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November 1997 in “Planta” This study found that while a tip-focused calcium gradient influences localized growth in root hairs and pollen tubes, it is not the primary determinant of growth direction in root hairs of Arabidopsis thaliana.
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August 1997 in “The Plant Journal” This study observed that while calcium influx does not initiate root hairs in Arabidopsis thaliana, it may be crucial for sustaining their elongation through elevated calcium levels at the root hair tip.