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The Plant Cell Online: 26 (4)
Apr 2014

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ARABIDOPSIS CAP1 FUNCTIONS IN THE TIP GROWTH OF ROOT HAIRS
Cells must sense and regulate their internal NH4+ levels to modulate nitrogen levels and avoid NH4+ toxicity. Bai et al. (pages 1497–1511) identify an Arabidopsis [Ca2+]cyt-associated protein kinase (CAP1), a receptor-like kinase that mediates NH4+ homeostasis. CAP1 also regulates the polar growth of root hairs by maintaining tip-focused cytoplasmic Ca2+ gradients. The cap1-1 mutation specifically affects root hair tip elongation and the morphology of root hairs on Murashige and Skoog medium and produces elevated levels of cytoplasmic NH4+. Ammonium depletion from the medium reestablished the Ca2+ gradient necessary for normal root hair tip growth in the mutant. The image shows abnormal root hairs in a cap1-1 mutant grown on Murashige and Skoog medium.

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