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COBRA encodes a putative GPI-anchored protein, which is polarly localized and necessary for oriented cell expansion in Arabidopsis.
Genes & development - 1 May 2001
Schindelman G, Morikami A, Jung J, Baskin T I, Carpita N C, Derbyshire P, McCann M C, Benfey P N
Abstract excerpt
To control organ shape, plant cells expand differentially. The organization of the cellulose microfibrils in the cell wall is a key determinant of differential expansion. Mutations in the COBRA (COB) gene of Arabidopsis, known to affect the orientation of cell expansion in the root, are reported here to reduce the amount of crystalline cellulose in cell walls in the root growth zone. The COB gene, identified by...
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