Pathways for Epidermal Cell Differentiation via the Homeobox Gene GLABRA2: Update on the Roles of the Classic Regulator

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 729-737

  Qing, Lin ^a   Aoyama, Takashi ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Morphogenesis; Pattern formation; Root hair; Transcription factor; Trichome

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; GL2 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN;

CELL ORGANELLE; DIFFERENTIATION; GENE; MORPHOGENESIS; PLANT; TRICHOME;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT EPIDERMIS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; PLANT EPIDERMIS;

EID: 84867359656     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2012.01159.x     Document Type: Article

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