title: Regulation of Compound Leaf Development.
abstract: Leaf morphology is one of the most variable, yet inheritable, traits in the plant kingdom. How plants develop a variety of forms and shapes is a major biological question. Here, we discuss some recent progress in understanding the development of compound or dissected leaves in model species, such as tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), Cardamine hirsuta and Medicago truncatula, with an emphasis on recent discoveries in legumes. We also discuss progress in gene regulations and hormonal actions in compound leaf development. These studies facilitate our understanding of the underlying regulatory mechanisms and put forward a prospective in compound leaf studies.
authors.affiliation: Plant Biology Division, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK 73401, USA. ywang@noble.org.
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Plant Biology Division, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK 73401, USA. rchen@noble.org.
authors.forename: Rujin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chen
keywords: Cardamine hirsuta; Medicago truncatula; compound leaf development; gene regulation; hormones; tomato