WUSCHEL mediates stem cell homeostasis by regulating stem cell number and patterns of cell division and differentiation of stem cell progenitors

Development

Volumn 137, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 3581-3589

  Yadav, Ram Kishor ^a   Tavakkoli, Montreh ^a   Reddy, G Venugopala ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; CLAVATA3; Shoot apical meristem; WUSCHEL

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL POPULATION; DAUGHTER CELL; HOMEOSTASIS; PLANT CELL; PLANT LEAF; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HOMEOSTASIS; MERISTEM; MITOSIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; STEM CELL NICHE; STEM CELLS;

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 78049346958     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: 14779129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.054973     Document Type: Article

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