Cell fate in plants. Lessons from the Arabidopsis root.

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Classical studies in plant development have indicated that the fate of plant cells is fixed late, after cell division has ceased. Earlier commitment events are therefore considered reversible. To gain a mechanisatic understanding of the processes involved in specification and fixation of cell fate in plants, we are using the Arabidopsis root epidermis as a model system. The Arabidopsis root epidermis is composed of two cell types whose pattern of differentiation is directed by positional cues...

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Authors: Dolan, L; Linstead, P; Kidner, C; Boudonck, K; Cao, X

• Journal: Symposia of the Society for Experimental Biology
• Volume: 51
• Pages: 11-17
• Publication date: 1998-01-01
• ISSN: 0081-1386
• Language: English
• Keywords: Signal Transduction; Arabidopsis; Genes, Plant; Plant Roots; Plant Epidermis; Ethylenes; Cell Differentiation