Microtubules Regulate Tip Growth And Orientation In Root Hairs Of Arabidopsis Thaliana

    March 1999 in “ The Plant Journal ”
    Tatiana N. Bibikova, Elison B. Blancaflor, Simon Gilroy
    Studysummary 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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    1. Root Hair Growth in Arabidopsis Thaliana Is Directed by Calcium and an Endogenous Polarity Planta · 1997
    2. Cytoplasmic Free Calcium Distributions During the Development of Root Hairs of Arabidopsis Thaliana The Plant Journal · 1997
    3. From Signal to Form: Aspects of the Cytoskeleton-Plasma Membrane-Cell Wall Continuum in Root Hair Tips Journal of Experimental Botany · 1997

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