In plants, polarized tip growth is a fundamental process that occurs by the myosin-dependent transport of secretory vesicles to the growing tip. It is believed that Rab proteins play a role as myosin receptors on secretory vesicles. To evaluate this hypothesis, I performed fluctuation cross-correlation analysis to characterize the spatiotemporal relationship between myosin and RabA proteins in Physcomitrella patens. Supporting the hypothesis, I found a strong correlation of the fluctuations levels between both proteins at the tip of growing cells.

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Creator

• Callahan, Kelsi Poole

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050114-155955

Advisor

• Vidali, Luis

Year

• 2014

Date created

• 2014-05-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Biology & Biotechnology

Rights statement

• In Copyright