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Real-time imaging of cellulose reorientation during cell wall expansion in Arabidopsis roots.
Plant physiology - 1 Feb 2010
Anderson Charles T, Carroll Andrew, Akhmetova Laila, Somerville Chris
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Cellulose forms the major load-bearing network of the plant cell wall, which simultaneously protects the cell and directs its growth. Although the process of cellulose synthesis has been observed, little is known about the behavior of cellulose in the wall after synthesis. Using Pontamine Fast Scarlet 4B, a dye that fluoresces preferentially in the presence of cellulose and has excitation and emission wavelengths...
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