Plant roots: recycled auxin energizes patterning and growth.
Recent studies show that, in plant roots, mutually dependent regulatory mechanisms operating at cell and tissue levels interact to generate a self-sustaining distribution of the hormone auxin which provides a framework for developmental patterning and growth.
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Peter
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Institute for Molecular Plant Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JH, UK. peter.doerner@ed.ac.uk
D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D019521:Body Patterning / Q000502:physiology*; D007210:Indoleacetic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism
D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D007210:Indoleacetic Acids; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors