Cell ablation studies in plant development.
As an alternative and complementary approach to genetic targeted ablation, laser ablation has been applied to a variety of plant systems to investigate the basics of development in plants. The recent relevant literature is reviewed and provides concrete examples of how root development in Arabidopsis and cell polarization in Fucus have been studied using laser microsurgery. Guidelines are proposed for researchers who would like to apply laser ablation techniques to a given developmental problem.
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Reproduction et Développement des Plantes, UMR 9938, Lyon, France.
D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000254:growth & development; D016764:Cell Polarity; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation; D007834:Lasers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018519:Meristem; D063245:Plant Development; D018517:Plant Roots