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Cytoskeletal control of plant cell shape: getting the fine points.
Current opinion in plant biology - 1 Feb 2003
Smith Laurie G
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The shapes of plant cells, which are defined by their surrounding walls, are often important for cell function. The cytoskeleton plays key roles in determining plant cell shape, mainly by influencing the patterns in which wall materials are deposited in expanding cells. Studies employing cytoskeleton-disrupting drugs, together with studies of mutants with cytoskeletal defects, have demonstrated that both...
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