title: Plant phase transitions make a SPLash.
abstract: During post-embryonic development, plants undergo a series of phase transitions, from juvenile to adult and from the vegetative to the reproductive phase. Recent findings reported in Cell (Wang et al., 2009; Wu et al., 2009) and Developmental Cell (Yamaguchi et al., 2009) reveal how microRNAs and their transcription factor targets coordinate these phase transitions.
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding, Cologne D-50829, Germany.
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fornara
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Coupland
mesh_terms: D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000378:metabolism*; D063245:Plant Development; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018749:RNA, Plant / Q000378:metabolism*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D035683:MicroRNAs; D010940:Plant Proteins; D018749:RNA, Plant; D014157:Transcription Factors