Erulus Is a Plasma Membrane-Localized Receptor-Like Kinase That Specifies Root Hair Growth by Maintaining Tip-Focused Cytoplasmic Calcium Oscillations

    May 2018 in “ The Plant Cell ”
    Taegun Kwon, J. Alan Sparks, Fuqi Liao, Elison B. Blancaflor
    Studysummary This article discusses the crucial role of root hairs in water and nutrient uptake from soil and reports no new findings.
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    1. The Auxin-Regulated CrRLK1L Kinase ERULUS Controls Cell Wall Composition During Root Hair Tip Growth CB/Current biology · 2018
    2. A Receptor-Like Kinase Mediates Ammonium Homeostasis and Is Important for the Polar Growth of Root Hairs in Arabidopsis ˜The œPlant cell · 2014
    3. Cytoplasmic Free Calcium Distributions During the Development of Root Hairs of Arabidopsis Thaliana The Plant Journal · 1997

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