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  • Title: Gravitational biology of mushrooms: a flow-chart approach to characterising processes and mechanisms.
    Author: Moore D, Greening JP, Hatton JP, Frazer LN.
    Journal: Microgravity Q; 1994 Jan; 4(1):21-4. PubMed ID: 11541196.
    Abstract:
    Flow charts are presented which systematise recently published work on gravitropic responses of the mushroom stipe of Coprinus cinereus. The hypothetical model represented by the charts suggests that the meiotic division is a pivotal point in the gravitational biology of the mushroom fruit body. The unilateral gravity vector seems to be required for formation of the tissues in which meiosis normally occurs, and stipes become gravitropically competent only after onset of meiosis. The gravitropism flow-chart also indicates that two signals emanate from the upper regions of the stipe, one promotes the process of gravitropic bending, and is followed by a second signal which compensates for excess bending and adjusts the stipe apex to the vertical. Formalisation of the various observations into flow-charts, even though comparatively simple at the moment, facilitates comparison with other species and concentrates attention on aspects requiring further experimental analysis.
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