title: Plant development: A role for sterols in embryogenesis.
abstract: The Arabidopsis mutants fackel and sterol methyltransferase 1 have defects associated with body organization of the seedling. Molecular analysis of these mutants has revealed that plant sterols may be key signaling molecules influencing position-dependent cell fate during embryonic development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27695-7609, USA.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Clouse
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development*; D008780:Methyltransferases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D009154:Mutation; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000235:genetics*; D010840:Phytosterols / Q000378:metabolism*; D012639:Seeds / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010840:Phytosterols; D010088:Oxidoreductases; C022672:delta(14)-sterol reductase; D008780:Methyltransferases