147 citations
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August 2005 in “The Plant Cell” This study identified a key Arabidopsis thaliana gene, TIP1, whose product is involved in S-acylation crucial for normal plant cell growth, particularly affecting root hair development.
This thesis explores the role of the actin cytoskeleton in plant cell growth, highlighting its involvement in signal transduction and the regulation of tip growth in cells like root hairs.
8 citations
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July 2022 in “Frontiers in plant science” This review outlines the current understanding of how pH contributes to root hair development and reports no new experimental findings.
56 citations
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February 2015 in “F1000 prime reports” This review outlines the factors controlling root hair growth in plants, emphasizing the coordinated roles of cellular and extracellular components, without reporting new experimental results.
March 2008 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” This study found that a positive feedback loop involving RHD2, reactive oxygen species, and calcium ions helps maintain root hair growth sites and influences cell shape in Arabidopsis thaliana.
56 citations
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April 2019 in “The Plant Journal” This study found that CNGC 6, CNGC 9, and CNGC 14 are crucial for maintaining calcium oscillations necessary for normal root hair growth in plants, with mutations leading to defects like swelling and bursting.
July 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study reports that a low concentration of chitosan induces callose deposition and slows root hair growth in Arabidopsis, suggesting an evolutionary conservation of this response to mild biotic stress across plant types.
56 citations
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December 2011 in “The Plant Journal” AGD1 is important for root hair development in Arabidopsis, working with phosphoinositide signaling and the actin cytoskeleton.
46 citations
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November 2019 in “Journal of Integrative Plant Biology” This study found that calmodulin 7 (CaM7) inhibits the calcium channel CNGC14 in root hairs, affecting their polar growth by controlling calcium signaling.
February 2026 in “The Plant Journal” This study found that in Arabidopsis, root hair-specific proteins ADF8 and ADF11 are crucial for responding to hormonal signals like auxin and ethylene, which in turn modulate actin filament dynamics and are key for root hair growth under various environmental conditions.
12 citations
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December 2023 in “Plant Communications” This study found that long-term exposure to high pH extends root hair elongation by altering actin filament arrangements and vesicle trafficking, but disrupting ADF8/11 function shortens root hairs by affecting these processes.
43 citations
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September 2014 in “Molecular Plant” This study found that the signaling peptide CLE40 and receptor proteins CLV2 and CRN regulate root meristem differentiation through two distinct, antagonistic pathways activated by CLE40 in a dose-dependent manner.
8 citations
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August 2020 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This study found that in Arabidopsis root hairs, oscillating cytoplasmic potassium dynamics precede growth oscillations, suggesting a complex interplay with calcium signaling and microfilament structure in regulating root hair growth.
December 2017 in “International Journal of Current Research in Biosciences and Plant Biology” This paper discusses how various nutrients and phytohormones affect root hair growth and suggests further research to understand the genetic and signaling mechanisms involved, but it reports no new experimental findings.
82 citations
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April 2014 in “Plant Cell & Environment” This study found that magnesium supply significantly influences root hair development in Arabidopsis, affecting reactive oxygen species, calcium signaling, and the expression of genes associated with root hair growth.
229 citations
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May 2006 in “Journal of Experimental Botany” This review highlights the role of reactive oxygen species in root hair growth and cell expansion in plants but does not report new empirical findings.
164 citations
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September 2010 in “PLANT PHYSIOLOGY” This study found that nitric oxide production in Solanum nigrum roots facilitates adaptation to excess zinc by promoting programmed cell death and altering root architecture.
January 2014 in “Journal of the Korean Society of Design Culture” This study found that in female patients with telogen effluvium, club hair in the isthmus region was longer than in those with alopecia areata, offering insights into hair morphology differences.
43 citations
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July 2005 in “Journal of Chromatography B” This study developed a sensitive method to precisely determine hair lipid composition, demonstrating specific lipid changes from the root to the tip in untreated hair fibers from two women.
11 citations
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January 1996 in “PubMed” This study observed that Nod factor stimulation in alfalfa roots leads to dynamic changes in the cytoskeleton and endoplasmic reticulum, suggesting a mechanism for root hair growth changes.
7 citations
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April 2018 in “Cosmetics” This study found that the medulla of Japanese hair contains unsaturated lipids such as squalene and oleic acid, which may contribute to hair glossiness.
9 citations
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July 2018 in “Acta biomaterialia” This study reports a good correlation between the curvature of human eyelashes and the displacement of the neutral axis, influenced by the non-uniform thickness of the outer cuticle layer.
4 citations
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September 1971 in “Crop Science” This study found that leachate from crownvetch seeds drastically inhibited the growth of shoots and roots in various plant species, despite the osmotic pressure being too low to account for these effects.
October 2025 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Science” This study observed that hair properties vary by ethnicity, influenced by genetic, environmental, and cultural factors, and noted that ethnicity-dependent differences in surface charge and other properties warrant further investigation.
1 citations
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January 1987 in “Journal of Society of Cosmetic Chemists of Japan” This study used a multi-point tension test method to evaluate hair damage over time and found it useful for assessing the effects of cosmetics and metal content on hair strength.
This study found that distinct hair fiber structures among blue fox, mink, and otter rabbit can be used to identify and differentiate these fur types.
1 citations
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January 2007 in “中国科学通报:英文版” Women's hair has more sulfur, and black hair has more calcium than white hair.
33 citations
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February 2016 in “Journal of Experimental Botany” This study found that the receptor kinase RHS10 negatively regulates root hair growth in Arabidopsis thaliana by modulating growth duration and is associated with cell wall signal mediation, involving RNA catabolism and ROS accumulation.
32 citations
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December 2003 in “Planta” This study found that hypaphorine alters cytoskeletal organization in Eucalyptus globulus root hairs, contributing to reduced root hair elongation by possibly disrupting vesicle delivery needed for growth.
188 citations
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May 2009 in “Plant physiology” This study identified 19 specific genes involved in root hair growth and morphogenesis in Arabidopsis, using a combination of computational and experimental methods.