Statocyte
Statocytes are cells thought to be involved in gravitropic perception in plants, located in the cap tissue of the roots.[1] They contain statoliths – starch-filled amyloplastic organelles – which sediment at the lowest part of the cells and initiate differential growth patterns, bending the root towards the vertical axis.[2]
References[]
- ^ D. Volkmann & M. Tewinkel for the European Space Agency (April 1997). "Position of Statoliths in Statocytes from Cress Roots under Changing Gravity Conditions". European Space Agency. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
- ^ Neela Shiva Kumar, Martin Henry H. Stevens and John Z. Kiss (2008-02-01). "Plastid movement in statocytes of the arg1 (altered response to gravity) mutant". American Journal of Botany. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
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Categories:
- Plant cells
- Botany stubs