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Sticking together: Cell adhesion interactions inArabidopsis reproduction

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We review the role of the extracellular matrix in transducing environmental signals, focusing on adhesion molecules in plants and animals. Plant reproduction is ideal for investigating cell-cell interactions; recently-describedArabidopsis thaliana mutants defective in cell adhesion during reproduction promise to illuminate unique cell signaling mechanisms.

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ECM:

extracellular matrix

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    Gregory M. Zinkl, Laura K. Wilhelmi & Daphne Preuss

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Zinkl, G.M., Wilhelmi, L.K. & Preuss, D. Sticking together: Cell adhesion interactions inArabidopsis reproduction. J. Plant Res. 111, 299–305 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02512188

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