title: Sugars speed up the circle of life.
abstract: By regulating the expression of key microRNA molecules, sugar levels in leaves control the transition from the juvenile to the adult form in plants.
authors.affiliation: is at the Molecular Plant Physiology group , The Institute of Environmental Biology, Utrecht University , Utrecht , The Netherlands m.proveniers@uu.nl.
authors.forename: Marcel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Proveniers
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000378:metabolism*; D016922:Cellular Senescence; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000378:metabolism*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000378:metabolism*; D018749:RNA, Plant / Q000378:metabolism*; D036226:Seedlings / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D035683:MicroRNAs; C559759:Mirn156 microRNA, Arabidopsis; D018749:RNA, Plant; D005947:Glucose
keywords: Arabidopsis; developmental timing; heteroblasty; microRNA; phase change; plant biology; sugar
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