title: HEC of a job regulating stem cells.
abstract: In this issue of Developmental Cell, Schuster et al. (2014) describe the signals regulated by the bHLH transcription factor HEC1 during Arabidopsis stem cell maintenance. HEC1 acts antagonistically with other factors, integrating multiple cues to provide a balance between cellular differentiation and proliferation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology and Duke Center for Systems Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
authors.forename: Erin E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Sparks
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology and Duke Center for Systems Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA. Electronic address: philip.benfey@duke.edu.
authors.forename: Philip N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Benfey
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000378:metabolism*; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators / Q000378:metabolism*; D018547:Plant Stems / Q000235:genetics*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: C118167:AT2G27250 protein, Arabidopsis; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; C587998:HECATE1 protein, Arabidopsis; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators; D014157:Transcription Factors; C116421:WUSCHEL protein, Arabidopsis