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Gravity Sensing

Known as: Sensing, Gravity, Gravity Perception, Gravisensing 
Process whereby a cell, bodily structure, or organism (animal or plant) receives or detects a gravity stimulus. Gravity sensing plays an important… 
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2010
Review
2010
Directional gravity sensing in gravitropism.
Plants can reorient their growth direction by sensing organ tilt relative to the direction of gravity. With respect to gravity… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Gravity-induced PIN transcytosis for polarization of auxin fluxes in gravity-sensing root cells
Auxin is an essential plant-specific regulator of patterning processes that also controls directional growth of roots and shoots… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
TRPA channels distinguish gravity sensing from hearing in Johnston's organ
Although many animal species sense gravity for spatial orientation, the molecular bases remain uncertain. Therefore, we studied… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Molecular evolution of the reactive oxygen-generating NADPH oxidase (Nox/Duox) family of enzymes
BackgroundNADPH-oxidases (Nox) and the related Dual oxidases (Duox) play varied biological and pathological roles via regulated… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
MscS-like Proteins Control Plastid Size and Shape in Arabidopsis thaliana
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
The transparent testa4 Mutation Prevents Flavonoid Synthesis and Alters Auxin Transport and the Response of Arabidopsis Roots to Gravity and Light
We examined whether flavonoids act as endogenous auxin transport regulators during gravity vector and light intensity changes in… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Touch modulates gravity sensing to regulate the growth of primary roots of Arabidopsis thaliana.
Plants must sense and respond to diverse stimuli to optimize the architecture of their root system for water and nutrient… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Lateral relocation of auxin efflux regulator PIN3 mediates tropism in Arabidopsis
Long-standing models propose that plant growth responses to light or gravity are mediated by asymmetric distribution of the… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Changes in Root Cap pH Are Required for the Gravity Response of the Arabidopsis Root
Although the columella cells of the root cap have been identified as the site of gravity perception, the cellular events that… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
AtPIN2 defines a locus of Arabidopsis for root gravitropism control
The molecular mechanisms underlying gravity perception and signal transduction which control asymmetric plant growth responses… 
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