Insight into the early steps of root hair formation revealed by the procuste1 cellulose synthase mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana

Background: formation of plant root hairs originating from epidermal cells involves selection of a polar initiation site and production of an initial hair bulge which requires local cell wall loosening. In Arabidopsis the polar initiation site is located towards the basal end of epidermal cells. How...

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Main Authors: Singh, Sunil K. (Author), Fischer, Urs (Author), Singh, Manoj (Author), Grebe, Markus (Author), Marchant, Alan (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2008-05-16.
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