Is the arabidopsis root niche protected by sequestration of the CLE40 signal by its putative receptor ACR4?

Plant Signaling and Behavior

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 634-635

  Stahl, Yvonne ^a   Simon, Rüdigger ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

ACR4; Arabidopsis; CLE40; Niche; QC; Root meristem; Stem cells; WOX5

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 67650889349     PISSN: 15592316     EISSN: 15592324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/psb.4.7.8970     Document Type: Article

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