title: Plant development: spacing out stomatal pores.
abstract: How do plants generate the optimal spacing of stomatal pores on their surfaces to prevent excessive water-loss, whilst allowing efficient gas exchange? New research into the ERECTA family of receptor-like-kinases has provided an important link in the cell-cell signalling pathways controlling this process.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, Rutherford Building, Kings Buildings, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JR, UK.
authors.forename: Gwyneth C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Ingram
mesh_terms: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D004843:Epistasis, Genetic; D020930:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological; D019441:Plant Epidermis / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development*; D018521:Plant Physiological Phenomena; D018526:Plant Transpiration / Q000502:physiology*; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism*; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; C459090:too many mouths protein, Arabidopsis; C457763:ER protein, Arabidopsis; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D020930:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases; C481302:YODA protein, Arabidopsis; C409222:SDD1 protein, Arabidopsis; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases