Article
Genetic ablation of root cap cells in Arabidopsis.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 26 Oct 1999
Tsugeki R, Fedoroff N V
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The root cap is increasingly appreciated as a complex and dynamic plant organ. Root caps sense and transmit environmental signals, synthesize and secrete small molecules and macromolecules, and in some species shed metabolically active cells. However, it is not known whether root caps are essential for normal shoot and root development. We report the identification of a root cap-specific promoter and describe its...
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