Article
Root hair sweet growth.
Plant signaling & behavior - 1 Oct 2011
Velasquez Silvia M, Iusem Norberto D, Estevez José M
Abstract excerpt
Root hairs are single cells specialized in the absorption of water and nutrients from the soil. Growing root hairs require intensive cell-wall changes to accommodate cell expansion at the apical end by a process known as tip or polarized growth. We have recently shown that cell wall glycoproteins such as extensions (EXTs) are essential components of the cell wall during polarized growth. Proline hydroxylation, an...
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