Neurons and Plant Roots Need Atlastin/RHD3 to Grow (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Neurons and Plant Roots Need Atlastin/RHD3 to Grow

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Top: Rat cortical neurons. Bottom: Arabidopsis roots. The left side shows normal axons and root hairs, and the right side shows the effects of atlastin/RHD3 deficiency, with shortening of both cell structures and waviness of root hairs.

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Neuron images courtesy of Dr. Craig Blackstone, NINDS. Arabidopsis images courtesy of Dr. John Schiefelbein, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

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For use other than personal, non-commercial use, please contact Daniel Stimson, NINDS Office of Communications and Public Liaison (<A HREF="MAILTO:stimsond@ninds.nih.gov">stimsond@ninds.nih.gov</A>). Also, please plan to cite Dr. Craig Blackstone, NINDS, for neuron images, and Dr. John Schiefelbein, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, for Arabidopsis images.

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