Plant cells - young at heart?
Dolly has become a synonym for one of the greatest breakthroughs in animal reproductive biology: the regeneration of a whole mammal from a somatic cell nucleus. The equivalent experiments in plants - the regeneration of whole plants from single differentiated cells - are comparatively easy. Does this apparent difference in the developmental potential of animal and plant somatic cells reflect mechanistic differences in the regulation and maintenance of their respective cell differentiation?
Schnittger
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ZMBP, Entwicklungsgenetik, Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, D-72076, Germany. arp.schnittger@uni-tuebingen.de
Schellmann
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Hülskamp
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D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000235:genetics; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D018519:Meristem / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development; D059828:Plant Cells; D063245:Plant Development; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics