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Myosin XIK of Arabidopsis thaliana accumulates at the root hair tip and is required for fast root hair growth.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Park Eunsook, Nebenführ Andreas
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Myosin motor proteins are thought to carry out important functions in the establishment and maintenance of cell polarity by moving cellular components such as organelles, vesicles, or protein complexes along the actin cytoskeleton. In Arabidopsis thaliana, disruption of the myosin XIK gene leads to reduced elongation of the highly polar root hairs, suggesting that the encoded motor protein is involved in this...
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