Local Positive Feedback Regulation Determines Cell Shape In Root Hair Cells

    February 2008 in “ Science ”
    Seiji Takeda, Catherine Gapper, Hidetaka Kaya … Liam Dolan
    Studysummary In this study, researchers found that a positive feedback loop involving Ca 2+ and RHD2 NADPH oxidase-derived ROS helps maintain growth sites, crucial for root hair development and cell shape in Arabidopsis thaliana.
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    1. Microtubules Regulate Tip Growth And Orientation In Root Hairs Of Arabidopsis Thaliana The Plant Journal · 1999
    2. Cytoplasmic Free Calcium Distributions During the Development of Root Hairs of Arabidopsis Thaliana The Plant Journal · 1997

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