摘要
Cortical microtubule（MT）arrays are dynamic filamentous structures that are essential for cell differentiation and development in plants.However,the molecular mechanisms that control the organization of cortical MT arrays are not well understood.Early studies have revealed that the formation of cortical MT arrays involves MT nucleation on existing cortical MTs.The growth of new MTs follows the polarity of existing MTs and the orientation of new MTs is either in parallel with extant MTs or at a small angle（about40 degree）to the extant MTs[1].
Cortical microtubule(MT)arrays are dynamic filamentous structures that are essential for cell differentiation and development in plants.However,the molecular mechanisms that control the organization of cortical MT arrays are not well understood.Early studies have revealed that the formation of cortical MT arrays involves MT nucleation on existing cortical MTs.The growth of new MTs follows the polarity of existing MTs and the orientation of new MTs is either in parallel with extant MTs or at a small angle(about40 degree)to the extant MTs[1].Nucleation machinery appears to be conserved between animals and plants
