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J. Alan Sparks

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Cell BiologyJournal of Experimental BotanyPeer-reviewedJul 31, 2025

Mutations adjacent to the nucleotide-binding cleft of Arabidopsis thaliana ACTIN7 confer resistance to the actin-disrupting compound latrunculin B

J. Alan Sparks, Liang Sun, Sabrina Chin…·Bibi Rafeiza Khan

This paper identifies a mutation in Arabidopsis thaliana ACT7 that confers resistance to latrunculin B by altering the nucleotide-binding cleft of the actin protein.

DOI 10.1093/jxb/eraf346

Arabidopsisexperimental assay

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