In the second system, we are using suspension-cultured cells of the plant Arabidopsis thaliana. We are working toward isolating and identifying, using a unique set of biochemical methods, a small subset of proteins that are in direct contact with microtubules in these plant cells. Our ultimate goal is to isolate and understand the regulation of the genes that encode these proteins. J. Cell Sci. Jones, M.P., M.A. Melan and P.A. Witt-Enderby.
Melatonin decreases cell proliferation and transformation in a melatonin receptor-dependent manner.
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