Plant microtubule cytoskeleton complexity: microtubule arrays as fractals
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Plant microtubule cytoskeleton complexity: microtubule arrays as fractals.
Biological systems are by nature complex and this complexity has been shown to be important in maintaining homeostasis. The plant microtubule cytoskeleton is a highly complex system, with contributing factors through interactions with microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs), expression of multiple tubulin isoforms, and post-translational modification of tubulin and MAPs. Some of this complexity ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Experimental Botany
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0022-0957,1460-2431
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/err312