title: Plant stem cell niches: standing the test of time.
abstract: Similar to animal stem cells, plant stem cells require special niche microenvironments to continuously generate the tissues that constitute the plant body. Recent work using computer modeling and live imaging is helping to elucidate some of the mechanisms responsible for the specification and maintenance of stem cells in the root and shoot.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
authors.forename: José R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Dinneny
authors.forename: Philip N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Benfey
mesh_terms: D007210:Indoleacetic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D018519:Meristem / Q000166:cytology*; D059828:Plant Cells; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D018520:Plant Shoots / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007210:Indoleacetic Acids