Auxin gradients trigger de novo formation of stem cells during somatic embryogenesis

Plant Signaling and Behavior

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 574-576

  Su, Ying Hua ^a   Zhang, Xian Sheng ^a  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Auxin gradients; PIN proteins; Somatic embryogenesis; Stem cell

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; INDOLEACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PIN1 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS;

ARABIDOPSIS; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; STEM CELL;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; STEM CELLS;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 67650899294     PISSN: 15592316     EISSN: 15592324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/psb.4.7.8730     Document Type: Review

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