Shoot meristems: Intercellular signals keep the balance.
Recent studies have identified a complex intercellular communication network which maintains the balance of indeterminate and determinate cells at the plant apical meristem. The widespread presence of homologous regulatory genes indicates that 'stemness' arose before the evolutionary split between plants and animals.
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Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Edinburgh, Swann Building, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JR, Scotland, UK. peter.doerner@ed.ac.uk
D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018519:Meristem / Q000378:metabolism*; D009154:Mutation; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D015398:Signal Transduction
D010940:Plant Proteins