Conditional root expansion mutants of Arabidopsis.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Regulation of cell expansion is essential to the formation of plant organs. We have characterized 21 mutations, representing six loci, that cause abnormal cell expansion in the root of Arabidopsis thaliana. The phenotype of these mutants is conditional upon the rate of root growth. Calculation of cell volumes indicated that the mutations resulted in defects in either the orientation or the extent of expansion or in both. Analysis of cortical microtubules in the mutants suggested that a shift in the orientation of cell expansion may not be dependent on a change in the orientation of the microtubules. Double mutant combinations resulted in loss of the conditional phenotype suggesting that the genes may act in a similar pathway or encode partially redundant functions.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Hauser, MT; Morikami, A; Benfey, PN
Published Date
- April 1995
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 121 / 4
Start / End Page
- 1237 - 1252
PubMed ID
- 7743935
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC4353850
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1477-9129
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0950-1991
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1242/dev.121.4.1237
Language
- eng