Control of leaf and vein development by auxin.

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Leaves are the main photosynthetic organs of vascular plants and show considerable diversity in their geometries, ranging from simple spoon-like forms to complex shapes with individual leaflets, as in compound leaves. Leaf vascular tissues, which act as conduits of both nutrients and signaling information, are organized in networks of different architectures that usually mirror the surrounding leaf shape. Understanding the processes that endow leaves and vein networks with ordered and closely...

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Authors: Scarpella, E; Barkoulas, M; Tsiantis, M

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 1
• Pages: a001511
• Publication date: 2010-01-01
• DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a001511
• EISSN: 1943-0264
• ISSN: 1943-0264
• Language: English
• Keywords: Models, Biological; Signal Transduction; Indoleacetic Acids; Biological Transport; Arabidopsis; Genes, Plant; Morphogenesis; Plant Growth Regulators; Plant Physiological Phenomena; Plant Leaves