title: Control of stomatal distribution on the Arabidopsis leaf surface.
abstract: Stomata regulate gas exchange and are distributed across the leaf epidermis with characteristic spacing. Arabidopsis stomata are produced by asymmetric cell divisions. Mutations in the gene TOO MANY MOUTHS (TMM) disrupt patterning by randomizing the plane of formative asymmetric divisions and by permitting ectopic divisions. TMM encodes a leucine-rich repeat-containing receptor-like protein expressed in proliferative postprotodermal cells. TMM appears to function in a position-dependent signaling pathway that controls the plane of patterning divisions as well as the balance between stem cell renewal and differentiation in stomatal and epidermal development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Biology, Ohio State University, 1735 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
authors.forename: Jeanette A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Nadeau
authors.forename: Fred D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Sack
mesh_terms: D020816:Amino Acid Motifs; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002455:Cell Division; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D017343:Genes, Plant; D018519:Meristem / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009154:Mutation; D019441:Plant Epidermis / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D020449:Repetitive Sequences, Amino Acid; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; C459090:too many mouths protein, Arabidopsis