title: Plant meristems: cytokinins--the alpha and omega of the meristem.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JH, UK. peter.doerner@ed.ac.uk
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Doerner
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D003583:Cytokinins