Epidermal patterning in Arabidopsis: Models make a difference

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

Volumn 316 B, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 241-253

  Benítez, Mariana ^a   Monk, Nicholas A M ^b   Alvarez Buylla, Elena R ^a,c  

^a Centro de Ciencias de la Complejidad (C3)   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TTG2 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS;

ARABIDOPSIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; EPIDERMIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; REVIEW;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EPIDERMIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 79955572709     PISSN: 15525007     EISSN: 15525015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.21398     Document Type: Review

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