title: Regulation of meristem activity by chromatin remodelling.
abstract: The continuity and plasticity of plant development rely on the regulation of meristem activity in response to endogenous and environmental signals. Many plant development regulators involved in meristem function are transcription factors or signalling molecules. In the past few years, the role of chromatin remodelling in programming, maintaining or resetting specific gene expression profiles in subsequent cell generations has been shown to be crucial in plant development. Here, we summarize plant chromatin-remodelling factors required to regulate shoot apical meristem activity, particularly its maintenance during organogenesis and transitions between distinct developmental phases.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Biotechnologie des Plantes, CNRS UMR 8618, Université Paris XI, F-91 405 Orsay, France.
authors.forename: Soazig
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guyomarc'h
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bertrand
authors.forename: Marianne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Delarue
authors.forename: Dao-Xiu
authors.initials: DX
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D002843:Chromatin / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D006706:Homeostasis; D018519:Meristem / Q000502:physiology*; D063245:Plant Development; D018521:Plant Physiological Phenomena
chemical_list: D002843:Chromatin