▪ Abstract Ubiquitous among eukaryotes, the ADF/cofilins are essential proteins responsible
for the high turnover rates of actin filaments in vivo. In vertebrates, ADF and cofilin are …

Research in the area of active oxygen species is going through a reflective stage. There is
controversy whether multiple mechanisms for active oxygen species generation exist and …

Roots hairs are cylindrical extensions of root epidermal cells that are important for
acquisition of nutrients, microbe interactions, and plant anchorage. The molecular …

The ADF/cofilins are a family of actin-binding proteins expressed in all eukaryotic cells so far
examined. Members of this family remodel the actin cytoskeleton, for example during …

The actin-depolymerizing factor (ADF)/cofilins are a family of essential actin regulatory
proteins, ubiquitous among eukaryotes, that enhance the turnover of actin by regulating the …

Tip-growing pollen tubes provide a useful model system to study polar growth. Although
roles for tip-focused calcium gradient and tip-localized Rho-family GTPase in pollen tube …

Plant cells grow through increases in volume and cell wall surface area. The mature
morphology of a plant cell is a product of the differential rates of expansion between …

Pollen tube growth attracts our attention as a model system for studying cell elongation in
plants. The process is fast, it is confined to the tip of the tube, and it is crucial for sexual …

The actin cytoskeleton is one of the major structural components of the cell. It often
undergoes rapid reorganization and plays crucial roles in a number of dynamic cellular …

▪ Abstract Plants have developed finely tuned, cellular mechanisms to respond to a variety of
intrinsic and extrinsic stimuli. In several examples, these responses necessitate …