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preprophase band

A dense band of microtubules, 1-3 pm wide, that appears just beneath the cell membrane before the start of cell division in the cells of higher… 
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2012
2012
Formation of an endoplasmic reticulum ring associated with acetylated microtubules in the angiosperm preprophase band
We investigated the organization of the cortical endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in prophase cells of the angiosperms Zea mays… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
Emerging molecular mechanisms that power and regulate the anastral mitotic spindle of flowering plants.
Flowering plants, lacking centrosomes as well as dynein, assemble their mitotic spindle via a pathway that is distinct visually… 
1991
1991
p 34cdc2 kinase homologue in the preprophase band
SummaryImmunofluorescence microscopy with a monoclonal antibody raised against the PSTAIR sequence, which corresponds to a… 
1989
1989
Re-organization of microtubules during preprophase band development inAdiantum protonemata
SummaryMicrotubule organization during preprophase band development was investigated using immunofluorescence microscopy in… 
1988
1988
Preprophase bands of microtubules and the cell cycle: Kinetics and experimental uncoupling of their formation from the nuclear cycle in onion root-tip cells
We have studied the timing of preprophase band (PPB) development in the division cycle of onion (Allium cepa L.) root-tip cells… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Actin filaments and microtubules in the preprophase band and phragmoplast of tobacco cells
SummaryTreatment with lysine prior to fixation of tobacco BY-2 cells with formaldehyde improved the preservation of actin… 
1986
1986
Is the preprophase band of microtubules a marker of organization in suspension cultures?
SummaryTo date it has been accepted that preprophase bands of microtubules (PPBs) either do not precede cell division or do so… 
1976
1976
The preprophase band: possible involvement in the formation of the cell wall.
Numerous vesicles were observed among the microtubules of the "preprophase" band in prophase cells from root tips of Allium cepa… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
The control of the plane of division during stomatal differentiation in Allium
Division of the guard mother cell (GMC) in Allium cotyledons has been examined in epidermal slices viewed with Nomarski optics… 
1967
1967
A function of the preprophase band of microtubules in Phleum pratense
SummaryA study has been made of the microtubules of the preprophase band and the mitotic spindle in the meristematic cells of the… 
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