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A katanin-like protein regulates normal cell wall biosynthesis and cell elongation.
The Plant cell - 1 Apr 2001
Burk D H, Liu B, Zhong R, Morrison W H, Ye Z H
Abstract excerpt
Fibers are one of the mechanical tissues that provide structural support to the plant body. To understand how the normal mechanical strength of fibers is regulated, we isolated an Arabidopsis fragile fiber (fra2) mutant defective in the mechanical strength of interfascicular fibers in the inflorescence stems. Anatomical and chemical analyses showed that the fra2 mutation caused a reduction in fiber cell length...
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