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The Transcription Factor NIN-LIKE PROTEIN7 Controls Border-Like Cell Release.
Plant physiology - 1 Jul 2016
Karve Rucha, Suárez-Román Frank, Iyer-Pascuzzi Anjali S
Abstract excerpt
The root cap covers the tip of the root and functions to protect the root from environmental stress. Cells in the last layer of the root cap are known as border cells, or border-like cells (BLCs) in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). These cells separate from the rest of the root cap and are released from its edge as a layer of living cells. BLC release is developmentally regulated, but the mechanism is largely...
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