title: Molecular mechanisms of cytokinin action.
abstract: Cytokinins have been implicated in many aspects of plant development, including a crucial role in regulating cell proliferation. Recent studies indicate that cytokinins may elevate cell division rates by induction of expression of CycD3, which encodes a D-type cyclin thought to play a role in the G1-->M transition of the cell cycle. Progress has also been made in our understanding of cytokinin perception as homologs of two-component phosphorelay systems have emerged as likely signaling elements.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Laboratory for Molecular Biology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA. ibrand1@uic.edu
authors.forename: I B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: D'Agostino
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Kieber
mesh_terms: D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000502:physiology*; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D003583:Cytokinins / Q000502:physiology*; D059828:Plant Cells; D018521:Plant Physiological Phenomena; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D003583:Cytokinins