Fluorescent Confocal Microscopy Images of 8-Day-Old <em>Arabidopsis thaliana</em> Roots (IMAGE)

University of Tokyo

Fluorescent Confocal Microscopy Images of 8-Day-Old <em>Arabidopsis thaliana</em> Roots

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Researchers at the University of Tokyo have confirmed that crowded nuclei proteins (CRWN1-3) support the oval shape of plant cell nuclei and also have a role in regulating the expression of genes important for coping with environmental stress. Purple color shows cell walls and green color shows CRWN1-3 in the immature leaf (top, cotyledon epidermis), mature area of the root (middle, differential zone) and actively growing end of the root (bottom, meristematic zone).

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Image by Yuki Sakamoto, CC BY, first published in <em>Nature Communications</em>.

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