Leaving the meristem behind: regulation of KNOX genes.
The mechanism by which the plant reserves some cells as pluripotent stem cells while partitioning others into differentiated leaf tissue is fundamental to plant development. New work in Arabidopsis elucidates the genetic circuitry that distinguishes meristem from leaf.
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Department of Genetics, Henry Mall, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA. mkbarton@facstaff.wisc.edu
D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D018519:Meristem / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D010940:Plant Proteins; D018547:Plant Stems / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development
D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; C121064:Knox4 protein, Zea mays; D010940:Plant Proteins