Article
Gravity-dependent differentiation and root coils in Arabidopsis thaliana wild type and phospholipase-A-I knockdown mutant grown on the International Space Station.
Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany) - 1 Jan 2014
Scherer G F E, Pietrzyk P
Abstract excerpt
Arabidopsis roots on 45° tilted agar in 1-g grow in wave-like figures. In addition to waves, formation of root coils is observed in several mutants compromised in gravitropism and/or auxin transport. The knockdown mutant ppla-I-1 of patatin-related phospholipase-A-I is delayed in root gravitropism and forms increased numbers of root coils. Three known factors contribute to waving: circumnutation, gravisensing and...
Topics
- Arabidopsis
- Arabidopsis Proteins
- Cell Differentiation
- Extraterrestrial Environment
- Gene Knockdown Techniques
- Gravitation
- Gravitropism
- Hypocotyl
- Inflorescence
- Microscopy, Video
- Mutation
