A Receptor-Like Kinase Mediates Ammonium Homeostasis and Is Important for the Polar Growth of Root Hairs in Arabidopsis

    April 2014 in “ ˜The œPlant cell ”
    Ling Bai, Xiao-Nan Ma, Guozeng Zhang … Chun‐Peng Song
    Studysummary In this study, researchers showed that the CAP1 gene regulates root hair growth in plants by modulating cytoplasmic ammonium levels and maintaining calcium gradients, highlighting its role in ammonium homeostasis.
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