Polarity protein (IMAGE)

Stanford University

Polarity protein

Caption

The movie shows the interactions between a polarity protein, BASL (magenta), and microtubules (black). Note how microtubules can grow into the polarized region but rapidly shrink back, creating a microtubule-depleted zone within the plant cell.

Credit

Andrew Muroyama

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