Morphogenesis: forcing the tissue.
How are the transcriptional events that control form actually transduced into the shape of an organism? Analysis of plant tissue mechanical properties shows that control of the extracellular matrix is key.
Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK. a.fleming@sheffield.ac.uk
Andrew
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Fleming
D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000166:cytology* / Q000254:growth & development*; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D018519:Meristem / Q000166:cytology*; D010368:Pectins / Q000378:metabolism*
D010368:Pectins