Settling for Less: Do Statoliths Modulate Gravity Perception?
Plants orientate their growth either towards (in roots) or away from (in shoots) the Earth’s gravitational field. While we are now starting to understand the molecular architecture of these gravity response pathways, the gravity receptor remains elusive. This perspective looks at the biolo...
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| author | Franck Anicet Ditengou William David Teale Klaus Palme |
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| description | Plants orientate their growth either towards (in roots) or away from (in shoots) the Earth’s gravitational field. While we are now starting to understand the molecular architecture of these gravity response pathways, the gravity receptor remains elusive. This perspective looks at the biology of statoliths and suggests it is conceivable that their immediate environment may be tuned to modulate the strength of the gravity response. It then suggests how mutant screens could use this hypothesis to identify the gravity receptor. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-99267c44ff304df6bc02fca9d5847d5b2022-12-22T04:13:53ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472020-01-019112110.3390/plants9010121plants9010121Settling for Less: Do Statoliths Modulate Gravity Perception?Franck Anicet Ditengou0William David Teale1Klaus Palme2Institute of Biology II, Faculty of Biology, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Schänzlestrasse 1, 79104 Freiburg, GermanyInstitute of Biology II, Faculty of Biology, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Schänzlestrasse 1, 79104 Freiburg, GermanyInstitute of Biology II, Faculty of Biology, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Schänzlestrasse 1, 79104 Freiburg, GermanyPlants orientate their growth either towards (in roots) or away from (in shoots) the Earth’s gravitational field. While we are now starting to understand the molecular architecture of these gravity response pathways, the gravity receptor remains elusive. This perspective looks at the biology of statoliths and suggests it is conceivable that their immediate environment may be tuned to modulate the strength of the gravity response. It then suggests how mutant screens could use this hypothesis to identify the gravity receptor.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/9/1/121gravityroot gravitropism<i>arabidopsis thaliana</i>statolithmicrogravity |
| spellingShingle | Franck Anicet Ditengou William David Teale Klaus Palme Settling for Less: Do Statoliths Modulate Gravity Perception? Plants gravity root gravitropism <i>arabidopsis thaliana</i> statolith microgravity |
| title | Settling for Less: Do Statoliths Modulate Gravity Perception? |
| title_full | Settling for Less: Do Statoliths Modulate Gravity Perception? |
| title_fullStr | Settling for Less: Do Statoliths Modulate Gravity Perception? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Settling for Less: Do Statoliths Modulate Gravity Perception? |
| title_short | Settling for Less: Do Statoliths Modulate Gravity Perception? |
| title_sort | settling for less do statoliths modulate gravity perception |
| topic | gravity root gravitropism <i>arabidopsis thaliana</i> statolith microgravity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/9/1/121 |
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