Root Skewing-Associated Genes Impact the Spaceflight Response of Arabidopsis thaliana.

ABSTRACT: The observation that plant roots skew in microgravity recently refuted the long-held conviction that skewing was a gravity-dependent phenomenon. Further, spaceflight root skewing suggests that specific root morphologies and cell wall remodeling systems may be important aspects of spaceflight physiological adaptation. However, connections between skewing, cell wall modification and spaceflight physiology are currently based on inferences rather than direct tests. Therefore, the Advanced Plant Experiments-03-2 (APEX-03-2) spaceflight study was designed to elucidate the contribution of two skewing- and cell wall-associated genes in Arabidopsis to root behavior and gene expression patterns in spaceflight, to assess whether interruptions of different skewing pathways affect the overall spacefli

SUBMITTER: Califar B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7064724 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature