title: Meristems: the root of stem cell regulation.
abstract: The stem cells from which the plant body develops are located in shoot and root meristems, and new research shows that the balance between proliferation and differentiation in each is controlled by related proteins that interact in a similar feedback network.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK. liam.dolan@bbsrc.ac.uk
authors.forename: Liam
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dolan
mesh_terms: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D025461:Feedback, Physiological; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D018519:Meristem / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018547:Plant Stems / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*
chemical_list: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; C506683:CLE40 protein, Arabidopsis; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; C116421:WUSCHEL protein, Arabidopsis