Meristems: the root of stem cell regulation.

Journal article

The stem cells from which the plant body develops are located in shoot and root meristems, and new research shows that the balance between proliferation and differentiation in each is controlled by related proteins that interact in a similar feedback network.

Authors: Dolan, L

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Current biology : CB
• Volume: 19
• Issue: 11
• Pages: R459-R460
• Publication date: 2009-06-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.04.030
• EISSN: 1879-0445
• ISSN: 0960-9822
• Language: English
• Keywords: Feedback, Physiological; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; Stem Cells; Plant Roots; Meristem; Cell Proliferation; Arabidopsis Proteins; Plant Stems; Homeodomain Proteins