Plant growth: roots in the cell cycle.
Overexpression in transgenic plants of a B-type cyclin--thought to regulate cell-cycle progression to mitosis--causes structures such as roots to grow faster than normal, indicating that the rate of cell division may be a constraint on plant growth.
Doonan
J
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John Innes Centre, Colney, Norwich, UK.
D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D002453:Cell Cycle; D002455:Cell Division; D016213:Cyclins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015870:Gene Expression; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism
D016213:Cyclins