Article
Growth stimulation in inflorescences of an Arabidopsis tubulin mutant under microgravity conditions in space.
Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany) - 1 Jan 2014
Hoson T, Soga K, Wakabayashi K, Hashimoto T, Karahara I, Yano S, Tanigaki F, Shimazu T, Kasahara H, Masuda D, Kamisaka S
Abstract excerpt
Cortical microtubules are involved in plant resistance to hypergravity, but their roles in resistance to 1 g gravity are still uncertain. To clarify this point, we cultivated an Arabidopsis α-tubulin 6 mutant (tua6) in the Cell Biology Experiment Facility on the Kibo Module of the International Space Station, and analyzed growth and cell wall mechanical properties of inflorescences. Growth of inflorescence stems...
Topics
- Arabidopsis
- Arabidopsis Proteins
- Biomechanical Phenomena
- Cell Wall
- Extraterrestrial Environment
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Germination
- Inflorescence
- Mutation
- Time Factors