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Plant root hairs as a model cell system
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Libault, Marc Department of Botany and Microbiology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma.
Stacey, Gary Division of Plant Sciences, National Center for Soybean Biotechnology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.
Last reviewed:2012
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.YB120245
Plant root hair cells [root epidermal cells characterized by polar growth (Fig. 1a)] are emerging as a single cell experimental system by which to study plant cell biology at a systems level. This simple model is very attractive for investigating the response of a single plant cell type to various abiotic and biotic stresses. The integration of biological data collected using high-throughput technologies from isolated root hair cells and the use of innovative bio-informatic tools represent unique opportunities for understanding plant cell complexity.
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