TY - JOUR
T1 - Through form to function
T2 - Root hair development and nutrient uptake
AU - Gilroy, Simon
AU - Jones, David L.
PY - 2000/2/1
Y1 - 2000/2/1
N2 - Root hairs project from the surface of the root to aid nutrient and water uptake and to anchor the plant in the soil. Their formation involves the precise control of cell fate and localized cell growth. We are now beginning to unravel the complexities of the molecular interactions that underlie this developmental regulation. In addition, after years of speculation, nutrient transport by root hairs has been demonstrated clearly at the physiological and molecular level, with evidence for root hairs being intense sites of H+-ATPase activity and involved in the uptake of Ca2+, K+, NH4+, NO3-, Mn2+, Zn2+, Cl- and H2PO4-.
AB - Root hairs project from the surface of the root to aid nutrient and water uptake and to anchor the plant in the soil. Their formation involves the precise control of cell fate and localized cell growth. We are now beginning to unravel the complexities of the molecular interactions that underlie this developmental regulation. In addition, after years of speculation, nutrient transport by root hairs has been demonstrated clearly at the physiological and molecular level, with evidence for root hairs being intense sites of H+-ATPase activity and involved in the uptake of Ca2+, K+, NH4+, NO3-, Mn2+, Zn2+, Cl- and H2PO4-.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0034141770&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S1360-1385(99)01551-4
DO - 10.1016/S1360-1385(99)01551-4
M3 - Review article
C2 - 10664614
AN - SCOPUS:0034141770
SN - 1360-1385
VL - 5
SP - 56
EP - 60
JO - Trends in Plant Science
JF - Trends in Plant Science
IS - 2
ER -