title: Mechanisms of pattern formation in plant embryogenesis.
abstract: Many of the patterning mechanisms in plants were discovered while studying postembryonic processes and resemble mechanisms operating during animal development. The emergent role of the plant hormone auxin, however, seems to represent a plant-specific solution to multicellular patterning. This review summarizes our knowledge on how diverse mechanisms that were first dissected at the postembryonic level are now beginning to provide an understanding of plant embryogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Genetics, Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands. V.A.Willemsen@bio.uu.nl
authors.forename: Viola
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Willemsen
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Scheres
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000196:embryology / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D019521:Body Patterning; D002455:Cell Division; D004330:Drosophila / Q000196:embryology / Q000235:genetics; D035264:Flowers / Q000254:growth & development; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D007210:Indoleacetic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D018519:Meristem / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development; D008954:Models, Biological; D063245:Plant Development; D019441:Plant Epidermis / Q000254:growth & development; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000254:growth & development; D010944:Plants / Q000196:embryology* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D007210:Indoleacetic Acids