Gene symbol / Locus tag / Protein function / Function in root hair formation / Mutant phenotype / Reference
Arabidopsis thaliana
BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX 32 (BHLH32), TARGET OF MONOPTEROS 5 (TMO5) / AT3G25710 / basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor / Cell differentiation / Changes in number; Changes in position / Chen et al., 2007
CAPRICE (CPC) / AT2G46410 / transcription factor / Cell differentiation / Changes in number / Wada et al., 1997
CAPRICE-LIKE MYB3 (CPL3), ENHANCER OF TRY AND CPC 3 (ETC3) / AT4G01060 / myb transcription factor / Cell differentiation / Changes in number / Tominaga et al., 2008
CYSTEINE SYNTHASE C1 (CYSC1), BETA-SUBSTITUTED ALA SYNTHASE 3;1 (BSAS3;1) / AT3G61440 / cysteine synthase C1 / Tip growth / Changes in length / García et al., 2010
ECTOPIC ROOT HAIR 1 (ERH1), ARABIDOPSIS INOSITOL PHOSPHORYLCERAMIDE SYNTHASE 2 (ATIPCS2) / AT2G37940 / inositol phosphorylceramide synthase / Cell differentiation / Changes in position; Changes in number / Schneider et al., 1997
ECTOPIC ROOT HAIR 2 (ERH2), CHITINASE-LIKE PROTEIN 1 (CTL1), ECTOPIC DEPOSITION OF LIGNIN IN PITH 1 / AT1G05850 / chitinase-like protein / Cell differentiation / Changes in number; Changes in position; Changes in length / Schneider et al., 1997
ECTOPIC ROOT HAIR 3 (ERH3), BOTERO 1 (BOT1), ECTOPIC ROOT HAIR 3 (ERH3), KATANIN 1 (KTN1), FURCA2 (FRC2), FAT ROOT (FTR) / AT1G80350 / p60 katanin / Cell differentiation / Changes in position / Schneider et al., 1997
ENHANCER OF GLABRA3 (EGL3), ATMYC-2 / AT1G63650 / helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcriptor factor / Cell differentiation / Changes in number; Changes in position / Zhang et al., 2003
ENHANCER OF TRY AND CPC 1 (ETC1) / AT1G01380 / MYB transcription factor / Cell differentiation / No changes / Kirik et al., 2004
GL2 EXPRESSION MODULATOR (GEM) / AT2G22475 / GL2-expression modulator / Cell differentiation / Changes in number / Caro et al., 2007
GLABRA2 (GL2) / AT1G79840 / homeobox-leucine zipper transcription factor / Cell differentiation / Changes in number; Changes in position / Rerie et al., 1994
GLABRA3 (GL3), MYC6.2 / AT5G41315 / basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH1) transcriptor factor / Cell differentiation / Changes in number; Changes in position / Bernhardt et al., 2003
GNOM (GN), EMBRYO DEFECTIVE 30 (EMB30), VASCULAR NETWORK 7 (VAN7) / AT1G13980 / GDP/GTP exchange factor for small G-proteins of the ADP ribosylation factor (RAF) / Cell differentiation / Changes in shape; Changes in position / Fischer et al., 2006
MYC1, ATMYC1, bHLH12 / AT4G00480 / basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) protein / Cell differentiation / Changes in position / Bruex A, et al. 2012
ROOT HAIR DEFECTIVE 6-LIKE 4 (RSL4), bHLH54 / AT1G27740 / basic helix~loop~helix (bHLH) protein / Cell differentiation / Changes in position / Bruex A, et al. 2012
SALT OVERLY SENSITIVE 4 (SOS4) / AT5G37850 / pyridoxal kinase / Cell differentiation / Changes in number / Shi et al., 2002
SCRAMBLED (SCM), STRUBBELIG (SUB), STRUBBELIG-RECEPTOR FAMILY 9 (SRF9) / AT1G11130 / leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinase / Cell differentiation / Changes in position / Kwak et al., 2005
TRANSPARENT TESTA GLABRA 2 (TTG2), DR. STRANGELOVE 1 (DSL1), WRKY44 / AT2G37260 / WRKY transcription factor / Cell differentiation / No changes / Johnson et al., 2002
TRANSPARENT TESTA GLABRA1 (TTG1), UNARMED 23 (URM23) / AT5G24520 / WD40 repeat protein / Cell differentiation / Changes in number; Changes in position / Galway et al., 1994
TRIPTYCHON (TRY) / AT5G53200 / R3-type MYB transcription factor / Cell differentiation / No changes / Schellmann et al., 2002
WEREWOLF (WER), MYB DOMAIN PROTEIN 66 (MYB66) / AT5G14750 / transcription factor / Cell differentiation / Changes in number; Changes in position / Lee and Schiefelbein, 1999
WRKY DNA-BINDING PROTEIN 75 (WRKY75) / AT5G13080 / WRKY transcription factor / Cell differentiation / Changes in number / Devaiah et al., 2007
AUXIN RESISTANT 2 (AXR2), INDOLE-3-ACETIC ACID 7 (IAA7) / AT3G23050 / auxin-responsive protein / Initiation / No changes / Nagpal et al., 2000
AUXIN RESISTANT 3 (AXR3), INDOLE-3-ACETIC ACID INDUCIBLE 17 (IAA17) / AT1G04250 / auxin-responsive protein IAA17 / Initiation / Root hairless / Leyser et al., 1996
ETHYLENE INSENSITIVE 2 (EIN2), CYTOKININ RESISTANT 1 (CKR1), ENHANCED RESPONSE TO ABA3 (ERA3), ORESA / AT5G03280 / ethylene-insensitive protein / Initiation / Unknown / Pitts et al., 1998
MORPHOGENESIS OF ROOT HAIR 6 (MRH6) / AT2G03720 / adenine nucleotide alpha hydrolases-like protein / Initiation / Changes in shape / Jones et al., 2006
RHD SIX-LIKE 1 (RSL1), bHLH86 / AT5G37800 / basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) protein / Initiation / No changes / Menand et al., 2007
RHO-RELATED PROTEIN FROM PLANTS 2 (ROP2), ARABIDOPSIS RAC-LIKE 4 (ARAC4) / AT1G20090 / Rac-like GTP-binding protein / Initiation / Changes in length; Changes in number; Changes in shape / Jones et al., 2002
ROOT HAIR DEFECTIVE 6 (RHD6) / AT1G66470 / transcription factor bHLH83 / Initiation / Changes in number; Changes in shape; Changes in position / Masucci et al., 1994
ROOT HAIR SPECIFIC 18 (RHS18) / AT5G22410 / peroxidase / Initiation / Unknown / Won et al., 2009
ROOT HAIR SPECIFIC 19 (RHS19), PEROXIDASE 73 (PER73) / AT5G67400 / peroxidase / Initiation / Unknown / Won et al., 2009
ROOT HAIRLESS1 (RHL1), HYPOCOTYL 7 (HYP7) / AT1G48380 / component of the DNA topoisomerase VI complex / Initiation / Changes in number; Changes in length / Schneider et al., 1997
ROOT HAIRLESS2 (RHL2), BRASSINOSTEROID INSENSITIVE 5 (BIN5) / AT5G02820 / DNA topoisomerase 6 subunit A / Initiation / Root hairless / Schneider et al., 1997
ROOT HAIRLESS3 (RHL3), BRASSINOSTEROID INSENSITIVE 3 (BIN3), ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL 6 (HYP6), TOPOISOME / AT3G20780 / DNA topoisomerase 6 subunit B / Initiation / Root hairless / Schneider et al., 1997
S-ADENOSYL-L-HOMOCYSTEIN HYDROLASE 1 (SAHH1), EMBRYO DEFECTIVE 1395 (EMB1395), HOMOLOGY-DEPENDENT GENE SILENCING 1 (HOG1), MATERNAL EFFECT EMBRYO ARREST 58 (MEE58) / AT4G13940 / S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine hydrolase / Initiation / Root hairless / Wu et al., 2009
SHORT HYPOCOTYL 2 (SHY2), INDOLE-3-ACETIC ACID INDUCIBLE 3 (IAA3) / AT1G04240 / transcription factor, member of the Aux/IAA gene family / Initiation / Changes in length; Changes in number / Knox et al., 2003
SOLITARYROOT (SLR), INDOLE-3-ACETIC ACID INDUCIBLE 14 (IAA14) / AT4G14550 / auxin-responsive protein / Initiation / Changes in number / Fukaki et al., 2002
SUPERCENTIPEDE1 (SCN1) / AT3G07880 / Rho GDP-dissociation inhibitor / Initiation / Changes in length; Changes in shape / Parker et al., 2000
TIP GROWTH DEFECTIVE1 (TIP1) / AT5G20350 / S-acyltransferase / Initiation / Changes in length; Changes in shape; Branched root hairs / Ryan et al., 1998
1-PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL-4-PHOSPHATE 5-KINASE 3 (PIP5K3) / AT2G26420 / phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate 5-kinase 3 / Tip growth / Changes in length / Kusano et al., 2008
ACTIN 2 (ACT2), DEFORMED ROOT HAIRS 1 (DER1), ENHANCER OF LRX1 2 (ENL2), FRIZZY AND KINKED SHOOTS 2 / AT3G18780 / actin 2 / Tip growth / Changes in length; Changes in shape / Ringli et al., 2002
ACTIN INTERACTING PROTEIN 1 (AIP1-1) / AT2G01330 / actin-interacting protein / Tip growth / Changes in number; Changes in length / Ketelaar et al., 2004
ACTIN INTERACTING PROTEIN 1-2 (AIP1-2) / AT3G18060 / actin-interacting protein / Tip growth / Changes in number; Changes in length / Ketelaar et al., 2004
ACTIN RELATED PROTEIN 2 (ARP2), WURM (WRM) / AT3G27000 / actin-related protein / Tip growth / Changes in shape / Mathur et al., 2003
ADP RIBOSILATION FACTOR1 (ARF1) / AT1G23490 / ADP-ribosylation factor GTPase / Tip growth / No changes / Xu and Scheres, 2005
ADP RIBOSYLATION FACTOR 1 (ARF1A1C) / AT2G47170 / ADP-ribosylation factor GTPase / Tip growth / Unknown / Xu and Scheres, 2005
AGC2-1, OXIDATIVE SIGNAL-INDUCIBLE1 (OXI1) / AT3G25250 / serine/threonine-protein kinase OXI1 / Tip growth / Changes in length / Rentel et al., 2004
ARABIDOPSIS K TRANSPORTER 1 (AKT1) / AT2G26650 / potassium channel protein / Tip growth / Changes in length / Desbrosses et al., 2003
ARABIDOPSIS NPK1-RELATED PROTEIN KINASE 2 (ANP2), MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE KINASES 2 / AT1G54960 / kinase belonging to STE Ser/Thr protein kinase family and MAP kinase kinasekinase subfamily / Tip growth / Branched root hairs; Changes in position / Beck et al., 2010
ARABIDOPSIS NPK1-RELATED PROTEIN KINASE 3 (ANP3), MAPKKK12 / AT3G06030 / mitogen-activated protein kinase kinasekinase / Tip growth / Branched root hairs; Changes in position / Beck et al., 2010
ARABIDOPSIS RAC-LIKE 2 (ARAC2), RHO-RELATED PROTEIN FROM PLANTS 7 (ROP7) / AT5G45970 / Rac-like GTP-binding protein / Tip growth / Changes in length / Jones et al., 2002
ARF-GAP DOMAIN 1 (AGD1) / AT5G61980 / adenosine diphosphateribosylation factor-gtpase-activating protein / Tip growth / Changes in shape; changes in length / Yoo et al., 2008
ARMADILLO REPEAT-CONTAINING KINESIN 1 (ARK1), CA-ROP2 ENHANCER 1 (CAE1), MORPHOGENESIS OF ROOT HAIR / AT3G54870 / armadillo repeat-containing kinesin-like protein 1 / Tip growth / Changes in shape; Branched root hairs / Jones et al., 2006
ARP3, DISORTED1 (DIS1) / AT1G13180 / actin-related protein / Tip growth / Changes in shape / Mathur et al., 2003
AUXIN RESISTANT 1 (AXR1) / AT1G05180 / NEDD8-activating enzyme E1 regulatory subunit / Tip growth / Changes in length; Changes in number / Pitts et al., 1998
AUXIN TRANSPORTER PROTEIN 1 (AUX1), MODIFIER OF ARF7/NPH4 PHENOTYPES 1 (MAP1), WAVY ROOTS 5 (WAV5) / AT2G38120 / auxin transporter protein / Tip growth / Changes in length / Pitts et al., 1998
bHLH84 / AT2G14760 / basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) protein / Tip growth / Branched root hairs; Changes in length / Bruex et al., 2012
BIG, CORYMBOSA1 (CRM1), DARK OVER-EXPRESSION OF CAB 1 (DOC1), LOW PHOSPHATE-RESISTANT ROOT 1 (LPR1), / AT3G02260 / auxin transport protein / Tip growth / Changes in length / Lopez-Bucio et al., 2005
BRISTLED 1 (BST1), DEFORMED ROOT HAIRS 4 (DER4), MRH3 / AT5G65090 / inositol-1,4,5 triphosphate 5-phosphatase-like protein / Tip growth / Changes in length / Parker et al., 2000
CAN OF WORMS1 (COW1), SHORT ROOT HAIR 1 (SRH1), ATSFH1 / AT4G34580 / Sec14p-like phosphatidylinositol transfer family protein / Tip growth / Changes in length; Branched root hairs / Grierson et al., 1997
CELLULOSE SYNTHASE 6 (CESA6), ISOXABEN RESISTANT 2 (IXR2), PROCUSTE 1 (PRC1) / AT5G64740 / cellulose synthase A catalytic subunit 6 / Tip growth / Changes in length; changes in position / Singh et al., 2008
CELLULOSE SYNTHASE-LIKE D2 (CSLD2) / AT5G16910 / cellulose synthase-like protein D2 / Tip growth / Changes in length; Changes in shape / Bernal et al., 2008
COBRA-LIKE 9 (COBL9), SHAVEN 2 (SHV2), DEFORMED ROOT HAIRS 9 (DER9), MUTANT ROOT HAIR 4 (MRH4) / AT5G49270 / COBRA-like protein / Tip growth / Changes in length; Changes in shape / Ringli et al., 2009
CONSTITUTIVE TRIPLE RESPONSE1 (CTR1), SUGAR-INSENSITIVE 1 (SIS1) / AT5G03730 / RAF-like serine/threonine protein kinase / Tip growth / Unknown / Dolan et al., 1994
CYCLASE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 1 (CAP1) / AT4G34490 / cyclase-associated protein / Tip growth / Changes in length; Changes in shape; Branched root hairs / Deeks et al., 2007
ECTOPICALLY PARTING CELLS 1 (EPC1) / AT3G55830 / glycosyltransferase / Tip growth / Changes in length / Bown et al., 2007
ETHYLENE OVERPRODUCER 1 (ETO1) / AT3G51770 / tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR)-containing protein / Tip growth / Changes in length / Pitts et al., 1998
ETHYLENE RESPONSE 1 (ETR1), ETHYLENE INSENSITIVE 1 (EIN1) / AT1G66340 / ethylene receptor / Tip growth / Unknown / Dong et al., 2008
EXOCYST SUBUNIT EXO70 FAMILY PROTEIN A1 (EXO70A1) / AT5G03540 / exocyst subunit exo70 family protein A1 / Tip growth / Changes in length / Synek et al., 2006
EXPANSIN A7 (EXPA7) / AT1G12560 / expansin A7 / Tip growth / Changes in length / Lin et al., 2011
EXPANSIN A18 (EXPA18) / AT1G62980 / expansin A18 / Tip growth / Unknown / Cho and Cosgrove, 2002
HEXOKINASE-LIKE 1 (HKL1) / AT1G50460 / hexokinase / Tip growth / Changes in shape; Changes in length / Karve et al., 2009
INCOMPLETE ROOT HAIR ELONGATION (IRE) / AT5G62310 / AGC (cAMP-dependent, cGMP-dependent and protein kinase C) kinase family protein / Tip growth / Changes in length / Oyama et al., 2002
INOSITOL POLYPHOSPHATE KINASE 2 ALPHA (IPK2A) / AT5G07370 / inositol polyphosphate kinase / Tip growth / Changes in length / Xu et al., 2005
INTERACTOR OF CONSTITUTIVE ACTIVE ROPS 1 (ICR1), ROP INTERACTIVE PARTNER 1 (RIP1) / AT1G17140 / interactor of constitutive active ROPs / Tip growth / Unknown / Lavy et al., 2007
KEULE (KEU) / AT1G12360 / Sec1 protein / Tip growth / Changes in shape; Changes in number / Assaad et al., 2001
KINKY POLLEN (KIP) / AT5G49680 / SABRE-like protein / Tip growth / Changes in length / Procissi et l., 2003
KOJAK (KJK), CELLULOSE SYNTHASE LIKE D3 (CSLD3), ROOT HAIR DEFECTIVE 7 (RHD7) / AT3G03050 / cellulose synthase-like protein D3 / Tip growth / Changes in length; Changes in shape / Wang et al., 2001
LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT/EXTENSIN 1 (LRX1) / AT1G12040 / leucine-rich repeat extensin-like protein 1 / Tip growth / Changes in length; Changes in shape / Baumberger et al., 2001
LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT/EXTENSIN 2 (LRX2) / AT1G62440 / leucine-rich repeat/extensin 2 / Tip growth / No changes / Baumberger et al., 2003
LJRHL1-LIKE 1 (LRL1), bHLH66 / AT2G24260 / basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) protein / Tip growth / Branched root hairs / Bruex et al., 2012
LJRHL1-LIKE 2 (LRL2), bHLH 69 / AT4G30980 / basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) protein / Tip growth / Branched root hairs / Bruex et al., 2012
LJRHL1-LIKE 3 (LRL3), bHLH82 / AT5G58010 / basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) protein / Tip growth / Changes in length / Bruex et al., 2012
MAP KINASE 4 (MPK4) / AT4G01370 / mitogen-activated protein kinase / Tip growth / Changes in shape; Changes in position; Branched root hairs / Beck et al. 2010
MORPHOGENESIS OF ROOT HAIR 1 (MRH1) / AT4G18640 / LRR receptor-like serine/threonine-protein kinase / Tip growth / Changes in length; Changes in shape / Jones et al., 2006
MUTANT ROOT HAIR 5 (MRH5), SHAVEN 3 (SHV3), GLYCEROPHOSPHODIESTER PHOSPHODIESTERASE-LIKE 3 (GDPDL3), / AT4G26690 / glycerophosphoryldiesterphosphodiesterase / Tip growth / Changes in length; Changes in shape / Jones et al., 2006
MYOSIN 2 (MYA2), ARABIDOPSIS MYOSIN 2 (ATMYA2), MYOSIN X1 2 (XI-2), MYOSIN XI-6 (XI-6) / AT5G43900 / myosin / Tip growth / Changes in length / Peremyslov et al., 2008
MYOSIN XI K (XIK) / AT5G20490 / myosin / Tip growth / Changes in length / Peremyslov et al., 2008
NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE 1 (NOS1), NO ASSOCIATED 1 (NOA1), RESISTANT TO INHIBITION WITH FOSMIDOMYCIN 1 / AT3G47450 / nitric oxide synthase / Tip growth / Changes in length / Lombardo et al., 2006
P-GLYCOPROTEIN 4 (PGP4), ARABIDOPSIS P-GLYCOPROTEIN 4 (ATPGP4), ATP-BINDING CASSETTE B4 (ATABCB4), M / AT2G47000 / auxin efflux transmembrane transporter / Tip growth / Changes in length / Santelia et al., 2005; Cho et al., 2007
PHOSPATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASE (PI3K), VACUOLAR PROTEIN SORTING 34 (VPS34) / AT1G60490 / phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase / Tip growth / Changes in length; Changes in number / Lee et al., 2008
PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 4-OH KINASE BETA1 (PI4KBETA1) / AT5G64070 / phosphatidylinositol 4-OH kinase B / Tip growth / No changes / Preuss et al., 2006
PROFILIN 1, PFN1, PRF1 / AT2G19760 / profilin 1 / Tip growth / Changes in length / Ramachandran et al., 2000
PROLINE-RICH EXTENSIN-LIKE RECEPTOR KINASE 13 (PERK13), ROOT HAIR SPECIFIC 10 (RHS10) / AT1G70460 / proline-rich extensin-like receptor kinase / Tip growth / Changes in length / Won et al., 2009
PROLYL 4-HYDROXYLASE 2 (P4H2) / AT3G06300 / P4H isoform 2 / Tip growth / Changes in length; Changes in number / Velasquez et al., 2011
PROLYL 4-HYDROXYLASE 5 (P4H5) / AT2G17720 / 2-oxoglutarate (2OG) and Fe(II)-dependent oxygenase-like protein / Tip growth / Changes in length / Velasquez et al., 2011
PROLYL 4-HYDROXYLASE 13 (P4H13) / AT2G23096 / 2-oxoglutarate (2OG) and Fe(II)-dependent oxygenase-like protein / Tip growth / Changes in length / Velasquez et al., 2011
PROLINE-RICH PROTEIN 3 (PRP3) / AT3G62680 / proline-rich protein / Tip growth / Unknown / Fowler et al., 1999
RAB GTPASE HOMOLOG A4B (RABA4B), GTP-BINDING PROTEIN 3 (GB3) / AT4G39990 / RabGTPase / Tip growth / No changes / Preuss et al., 2004
REDUCED RESIDUAL ARABINOSE 1 (RRA1) / AT1G75120 / nucleotide-diphospho-sugar transferase family protein / Tip growth / Changes in length / Egelund et al., 2007
REDUCED RESIDUAL ARABINOSE 2 (RRA2) / AT1G75110 / nucleotide-diphospho-sugar transferase family protein / Tip growth / Changes in length / Egelund et al., 2007
REDUCED RESIDUAL ARABINOSE 3 (RRA3) / AT1G19360 / nucleotide-diphospho-sugar transferase family protein / Tip growth / Changes in length / Velasquez et al., 2011
RHO GUANYL-NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR 4 (ROPGEF4), ROOT HAIR SPECIFIC 11 (RHS11) / AT2G45890 / Rho guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor activity / Tip growth / Changes in length / Won et al., 2009
RHO-RELATED PROTEIN FROM PLANTS 4 (ROP4), RAC-LIKE GTP BINDING PROTEIN 5 (RAC5), ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA GERANYLGERANYLATED PROTEIN 3 (ATGP3) / AT1G75840 / Rac-like GTP-binding protein / Tip growth / Changes in shape / Molendijk et al., 2001
RHO-RELATED PROTEIN FROM PLANTS 6 (ROP6), RAC-LIKE 3 (RAC3) / AT4G35020 / Rac-like GTP-binding protein / Tip growth / Changes in shape / Molendijk et al., 2001
ROOT AND POLLEN ARFGAP (RPA), MATERNAL EFFECT EMBRYO ARREST 28 (MEE28) / AT2G35210 / ADP-ribosylation factor GTPase-activating protein / Tip growth / Changes in shape; Changes in length; Branched root hairs / Song et al., 2006
ROOT HAIR DEFECTIVE 1 (RHD1), ROOT EPIDERMAL BULGER (REB1), UDP-GLUCOSE 4-EPIMERASE (UGE4) / AT1G64440 / UDP-glucose 4-epimerase / Tip growth / Changes in length; Changes in shape / Schiefelbein and Somerville, 1990
ROOT HAIR DEFECTIVE 2 (RHD2), RESPIRATORY BURST OXIDASE HOMOLOG C (RBOHC) / AT5G51060 / respiratory burst oxidase-C / Tip growth / Changes in length / Schiefelbein and Somerville, 1990
ROOT HAIR DEFECTIVE 3 (RHD3), GOLGI MUTANT 8 (GOM8) / AT3G13870 / GTP-binding protein / Tip growth / Changes in length; Changes in shape ; Branched root hairs / Schiefelbein and Somerville, 1990
ROOT HAIR DEFECTIVE 4 (RHD4), ATSAC7 / AT3G51460 / phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate phosphatase / Tip growth / Changes in length; Changes in shape / Schiefelbein and Somerville, 1990
ROOT HAIR DEFECTIVE 6-LIKE 2 (RSL2), bHLH85 / AT4G33880 / basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) protein / Tip growth / Branched root hairs; Changes in length / Bruex et al., 2012
ROOT HAIR SPECIFIC 1 (RHS1), CALMODULIN-LIKE PROTEIN 7 (CML7) / AT1G05990 / calmodulin-like protein 7 / Tip growth / Changes in length / Won et al., 2009
ROOT HAIR SPECIFIC 2 (RHS2) / AT1G12950 / MATE efflux family protein / Tip growth / Changes in length / Won et al., 2009
ROOT HAIR SPECIFIC 3 (RHS3) / AT1G16440 / serine/threonine protein kinase / Tip growth / Changes in shape; Branched root hairs / Won et al., 2009
ROOT HAIR SPECIFIC 16 (RHS16) / AT4G29180 / serine/threonine-protein kinase / Tip growth / Branched root hairs / Won et al., 2009
STOMATAL CYTOKINESIS-DEFECTIVE 1 (SCD1) / AT1G49040 / protein containing N-terminal DENN domain and eight C-terminal WD-40 repeats / Tip growth / Changes in length / Falbel et al., 2003
SUPPRESSOR OF AUXIN RESISTANCE1 (SAR1), ARABIDOPSIS NUCLEOPORIN 160 (ATNUP160), NUCLEOPORIN 160 (NUP160) / AT1G33410 / suppressor of auxin resistance1 protein / Tip growth / Changes in shape; Changes in number / Cernac et al., 1997
TINY ROOT HAIR 1 (TRH1) / AT4G23640 / potassium transporter / Tip growth / Changes in length; Changes in shape / Rigas et al., 2001
VILLIN 4 (VLN4) / AT4G30160 / villin, an actin binding protein / Tip growth / Changes in length / Zhang et al., 2011
XYLOGLUCAN XYLOSYLTRANSFERASE 5 (XXT5) / AT1G74380 / xyloglucan ?-1,6-xylosyltransferase / Tip growth / Changes in shape / Zabotina et al., 2008
GENERAL REGULATORY FACTOR 11 (GRF11), ROOT HAIR SPECIFIC 5 (RHS5) / AT1G34760 / protein belonging to the 14-3-3 family / Unknown / Unknown / Won et al., 2009
GLYCEROL-3-PHOSPHATE PERMEASE 2 (G3PP2), ROOT HAIR SPECIFIC 15 (RHS15) / AT4G25220 / glycerol-3-phosphate permease 2 / Unknown / Unknown / Won et al., 2009
METHYL ESTERASE 15 (MES15), ROOT HAIR SPECIFIC 9 (RHS9) / AT1G69240 / carboxylesterase / Unknown / Unknown / Won et al., 2009
PHYTOCHROME A (PHYA), ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL 8 (HY8), FAR RED ELONGATED 1 (FRE1), FAR RED ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL 2 (FHY2) / AT1G09570 / phytochrome A / Unknown / Changes in number / De Simone et al., 2000
PHYTOCHROME B (PHYB), OUT OF PHASE 1 (OOP1) / AT2G18790 / phytochrome B / Tip growth / Changes in length; Changes in number / Reed et al., 1993
PROLINE-RICH PROTEIN 1 (PRP1), ROOT HAIR SPECIFIC 7 (RHS7) / AT1G54970 / proline-rich protein / Unknown / Unknown / Won et al., 2009
ROOT HAIR SPECIFIC 4 (RHS4) / AT1G30850 / unknown function / Unknown / Unknown / Won et al., 2009
ROOT HAIR SPECIFIC 6 (RHS6) / AT1G51880 / serine/threonine protein kinase / Unknown / No changes / Won et al., 2009
ROOT HAIR SPECIFIC 8 (RHS8) / AT1G63450 / exostosin / Unknown / Unknown / Won et al., 2009
ROOT HAIR SPECIFIC 12 (RHS12) / AT3G10710 / pectinesterase / Unknown / Unknown / Won et al., 2009
ROOT HAIR SPECIFIC 13 (RHS13) / AT4G02270 / unknown function / Unknown / Unknown / Won et al., 2009
ROOT HAIR SPECIFIC 14 (RHS14) / AT4G22080 / pectatelyase activity / Unknown / Unknown / Won et al., 2009
ROOT HAIR SPECIFIC 17 (RHS17) / AT4G38390 / GDP-fucose protein O-fucosyltransferase / Unknown / Unknown / Won et al., 2009
SENESCENCE-ASSOCIATED GENE 21 (SAG21), ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA LATE EMBRYOGENENSIS ABUNDANT LIKE 5 (ATLEA5) / AT4G02380 / senescence-associated protein / Tip growth / Changes in length / Salleh et al., 2012
TUBULIN ALPHA-6 (TUA6) / AT4G14960 / tubulin alpha-6 chain / Initiation / Branched root hairs; Changes in position / Bao et al., 2001
UDP-GALACTOSE TRANSPORTER 7 (UTR7) / AT4G31600 / UDP-N-acetylglucosamine (UAA) transporter family protein / Tip growth / Changes in length; Changes in shape / Handford et al., 2012
XYLOGLUCAN ENDOTRANSGLYCOSYLASE (XET) / AT1G10550 / Xyloglucanendotransglucosylase/hydrolase protein / Unknown / Unknown / Vissenberg et al., 2005
XYLOGLUCANASE 113 (XEG113) / AT2G35610 / xyloglucanase 113 / Tip growth / Changes in length / Velasquez et al., 2011
Oryza sativa
OsAPY1 / Os07g0682800 / apyrase / Tip growth / Changes in length / Yuo et al., 2009
OsCSLD1 / BK000089 / cellulose synthase-like protein D1 / Tip growth / Changes in length / Kim et al., 2007
OsEXPA17 / DQ061058 / alpha-expansin / Tip growth / Changes in length / ZhiMing et al., 2011
OsEXPA30 / AC092697_13 / beta expansin / Tip growth / Unknown / ZhiMing et al., 2011
OsEXPB5 / Os04g0552200 / beta expansin / Initiation / Unknown / Won et al., 2010
OsRHL1 / BAD72512 / bHLH transcription factor / Tip growth / Changes in length / Ding et al., 2009
Zea mays
ROOTHAIRLESS 1 (RTH1) / AY265854 / subunit of th the exocyst complex / Tip growth / Changes in length / Wen and Schnable, 1994
ROOTHAIRLESS 3 (RTH3) / AY265855 / COBRA-like protein / Tip growth / Changes in length / Wen and Schnable, 1994
Hordeum vulgare
BETA-EXPANSIN 1 (EXPB1) / AY351786 / beta expansin / Initiation / Unknown / Kwasniewski and Szarejko, 2006
Solanum lycopersicum
LeAGP-1 / X99148 / arabinogalactan / Tip growth / Unknown / Gao et al., 1999
DIF10 / X99451 / extensin-like protein / Tip growth / Unknown / Bucher et al., 1997
DIF54 / X99452 / extensin-like protein / Tip growth / Unknown / Bucher et al., 1997
EXTENSIN-LIKE PROTEIN 1 (EXT1), LeEXT1 / AJ417830 / extensin-like protein / Tip growth / Unknown / Bucher et al., 2002
FER / AF437878 / bHLH transcriptional regulator / Cell differentiation / Changes in position; Changes in number / Ling et al., 2002

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