Canopy shade causes a rapid and transient arrest in leaf development through auxin-induced cytokinin oxidase activity

Genes and Development

Volumn 21, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 1863-1868

  Carabelli, Monica ^a   Possenti, Marco ^b   Sessa, Giovanna ^a   Ciolfi, Andrea ^a,b   Sassi, Massimiliano ^a   Morelli, Giorgio ^b   Ruberti, Ida ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Auxin signaling; Cytokinin breakdown; Leaf development; Light quality changes; Shade avoidance response

Indexed keywords

AUXIN; CYTOKININ; CYTOKININ OXIDASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FAR RED LIGHT; GROWTH DISORDER; LEAF DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PLANT CELL; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PRIMORDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED LIGHT; SHADE;

ARABIDOPSIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, REPORTER; GLUCURONIDASE; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PHOTOBIOLOGY; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 34547620311     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: 15495477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.432607     Document Type: Article

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