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A RhoGDP dissociation inhibitor spatially regulates growth in root hair cells.
Nature - 15 Dec 2005
Carol Rachel J, Takeda Seiji, Linstead Paul, Durrant Marcus C, Kakesova Hana, Derbyshire Paul, Drea Sinéad, Zarsky Viktor, Dolan Liam
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Root hairs are cellular protuberances extending from the root surface into the soil; there they provide access to immobile inorganic ions such as phosphate, which are essential for growth. Their cylindrical shape results from a polarized mechanism of cell expansion called tip growth in which elon...
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