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Haustorial Hairs Are Specialized Root Hairs That Support Parasitism in the Facultative Parasitic Plant Phtheirospermum japonicum.
Plant physiology - 1 Mar 2016
Cui Songkui, Wakatake Takanori, Hashimoto Kei, Saucet Simon B, Toyooka Kiminori, Yoshida Satoko, Shirasu Ken
Abstract excerpt
A haustorium is the unique organ that invades host tissues and establishes vascular connections. Haustorium formation is a key event in parasitism, but its underlying molecular basis is largely unknown. Here, we use Phtheirospermum japonicum, a facultative root parasite in the Orobanchaceae, as a model parasitic plant. We performed a forward genetic screen to identify mutants with altered haustorial morphologies....
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