Abstract
The heterotrimeric G-proteins form classical signal transduction complexes conserved in all eukaryotes. The repertoire of G-protein signaling complex is much simpler in plants than in metazoans. One of the best understood functions for the plant G-protein complex is its modulation of cell proliferation. A method is described here to quantify cell division and cell elongation in the Arabidopsis heterotrimeric G-protein mutants using the hypocotyl as a model system.
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This work was supported by the Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program of Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Oak Ridge National Laboratory is managed by UT-Battelle, LLC, for the US Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725.
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Jin, Z., Muchero, W., Chen, JG. (2013). Analysis of Cell Division and Cell Elongation in the Hypocotyls of Arabidopsis Heterotrimeric G Protein Mutants. In: Running, M. (eds) G Protein-Coupled Receptor Signaling in Plants. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1043. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-532-3_4
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