Basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors and epidermal cell fate determination in Arabidopsis.
Cell fate determination is an important process in multicellular organisms. Plant epidermis is a readily-accessible, well-used model for the study of cell fate determination. Our knowledge of cell fate determination is growing steadily due to genetic and molecular analyses of root hairs, trichomes, and stomata, which are derived from the epidermal cells of roots and aerial tissues. Studies have shown that a large number of factors are involved in the establishment of these cell types, especially members of the basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) superfamily, which is an important family of transcription factors. In this mini-review, we focus on the role of bHLH transcription factors in cell fate determination in Arabidopsis.
State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Center of Agricultural Resources, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, PR China.
Hongtao
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Zhao
Xia
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Li
Ligeng
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Ma
D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051792:Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D019441:Plant Epidermis / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D054046:Plant Stomata / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D064201:Trichomes / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D051792:Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Proteins