Plant meristems: cytokinins--the alpha and omega of the meristem.
Recent studies have revealed important new details of how cytokinin-dependent mechanisms control plant growth. Intriguingly, cytokinins are involved in both maintaining meristems and promoting differentiation.
Doerner
Peter
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Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JH, UK. peter.doerner@ed.ac.uk
D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology; D003583:Cytokinins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / Q000502:physiology*; D018519:Meristem / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D008954:Models, Biological; D063245:Plant Development; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism
D003583:Cytokinins