Transcriptional regulation in wood formation.
Wood (i.e. xylem tissue) in trees is mainly composed of two types of cells, fibres and tracheary elements. Recent molecular studies of various trees, as well as the non-tree species Arabidopsis thaliana and Zinnia elegans, have revealed coordinated gene expression during differentiation of these cells in wood and the presence of several transcription factors that might govern the complex networks of transcriptional regulation. This article reviews recent findings concerning the regulation of genes by transcription factors involved in wood formation such as AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR (ARF), CLASS III HOMEODOMAIN-LEUCINE ZIPPER (HD-ZIPIII), KANADI (KAN), MYB and NAM/ATAF/CUC (NAC).
Demura
Taku
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RIKEN Plant Science Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan. demura@riken.jp
Fukuda
Hiroo
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D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D019659:Asteraceae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D008957:Models, Genetic; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014197:Trees / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D014934:Wood / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development
D014157:Transcription Factors