Functional Divergence of Plant Expansins as Revealed by Genetic Complementation of Root-Hair Tip Growth in Arabidopsis Thaliana
April 2026
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Studysummary In this study, CRISPR/Cas9-engineered Arabidopsis mutants revealed diverse functional differences among expansin proteins essential for root hair growth, highlighting variability in protein trafficking, cell wall binding, and evolutionary changes in critical residues affecting wall loosening.
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