title: Ready, aim, shoot: stem cell regulation of the shoot apical meristem.
abstract: Plant shoot meristems contain stem cells that are continuously renewed to replenish cells that exit and differentiate during lateral organ formation. Complex cell-to-cell signaling systems balance division and differentiation. These center on ligand-receptor networks, hormone pathways, and transcriptional regulators that function in an integrated manner. In this review, we aim to highlight new findings in shoot stem cell regulation across species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 4155 Genome Sciences Building, 250 Bell Tower Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States.
authors.forename: Cara L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Soyars
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 4155 Genome Sciences Building, 250 Bell Tower Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States.
authors.forename: Sean R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: James
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 4155 Genome Sciences Building, 250 Bell Tower Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States. Electronic address: zackn@email.unc.edu.
authors.forename: Zachary L
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Nimchuk
mesh_terms: D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D018519:Meristem / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development*; D063245:Plant Development; D018520:Plant Shoots / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics*; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000378:metabolism*