Growing straight through walls
The pollen tube in a flowering plant grows in a direction that is influenced by the mechanical properties of the stigma papillae and the organization of structures called cortical microtubules inside these cells.
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| author | Subramanian Sankaranarayanan Sharon A Kessler |
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| description | The pollen tube in a flowering plant grows in a direction that is influenced by the mechanical properties of the stigma papillae and the organization of structures called cortical microtubules inside these cells. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8446f065ce2e4811b7338953f88adb002022-12-22T03:24:44ZengeLife Sciences Publications LtdeLife2050-084X2020-09-01910.7554/eLife.61647Growing straight through wallsSubramanian Sankaranarayanan0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0398-2113Sharon A Kessler1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7964-0451Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, United States; Purdue Center for Plant Biology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, United StatesDepartment of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, United States; Purdue Center for Plant Biology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, United StatesThe pollen tube in a flowering plant grows in a direction that is influenced by the mechanical properties of the stigma papillae and the organization of structures called cortical microtubules inside these cells.https://elifesciences.org/articles/61647pollen tube guidancestigma papillaKATANINmechanical anisotropy |
| spellingShingle | Subramanian Sankaranarayanan Sharon A Kessler Growing straight through walls eLife pollen tube guidance stigma papilla KATANIN mechanical anisotropy |
| title | Growing straight through walls |
| title_full | Growing straight through walls |
| title_fullStr | Growing straight through walls |
| title_full_unstemmed | Growing straight through walls |
| title_short | Growing straight through walls |
| title_sort | growing straight through walls |
| topic | pollen tube guidance stigma papilla KATANIN mechanical anisotropy |
| url | https://elifesciences.org/articles/61647 |
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