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Science 9 June 2006:
Vol. 312. no. 5779, pp. 1482 - 1483
DOI: 10.1126/science.1128903
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PLANT SCIENCE:
Enhanced: Microtubules Make Tracks for Cellulose

Clive Lloyd

Cellulose fibers encircle plant cells and help support the cell and the whole plant. They are laid down in this pattern as they are spooled out by enzymes that track along microtubules in the cell.

The author is in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK. E-mail: clive.lloyd{at}bbsrc.ac.uk

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THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES:
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H. S. Sardar, J. Yang, and A. M. Showalter (2006)
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