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Phragmoplast navigator needs high IQ

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Polarity cues direct tissue patterning by defining the cell division plane. Proteins containing the IQ67 calmodulin-binding domain govern cell division by establishing and maintaining cell polarity during cytokinesis.

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Fig. 1: IQD6,7,8 proteins function in phragmoplast navigation.

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