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SUBMITTER: Haruta M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4672726 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Haruta Miyoshi M Sabat Grzegorz G Stecker Kelly K Minkoff Benjamin B BB Sussman Michael R MR
Science (New York, N.Y.) 20140101 6169
Plant cells are immobile; thus, plant growth and development depend on cell expansion rather than cell migration. The molecular mechanism by which the plasma membrane initiates changes in the cell expansion rate remains elusive. We found that a secreted peptide, RALF (rapid alkalinization factor), suppresses cell elongation of the primary root by activating the cell surface receptor FERONIA in Arabidopsis thaliana. A direct peptide-receptor interaction is supported by specific binding of RALF to ...[more]