Stomatal development: from neighborly to global communication.
Stomata are epidermal structures that are responsible for modulating the exchange of gases between the plant and the environment. Stomata are formed and patterned by asymmetric cell divisions. The number and orientation of these asymmetric divisions is informed by plant intrinsic signals acting locally (among epidermal cells) or at a distance (from mature to young leaves) and by plant extrinsic factors such as the quantity of light, water and CO(2) in the atmosphere. Recent studies have implicated a set of conserved cell surface receptors and intracellular signaling molecules in the perception and response to developmental cues. Complementary studies have probed the nature of environmental signals and how these signals are transduced from the site of perception to the cells in the stomatal lineage.
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Department of Biological Sciences, 371 Serra Mall, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA. dbergmann@stanford.edu <dbergmann@stanford.edu>
D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D004777:Environment; D017343:Genes, Plant; D020930:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases / Q000502:physiology*; D063245:Plant Development; D019441:Plant Epidermis / Q000254:growth & development*; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000502:physiology*; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction
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