The Arabidopsis homeobox gene SHOOT MERISTEMLESS has cellular and meristem-organisational roles with differential requirements for cytokinin and CYCD3 activity

Plant Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 53-66

  Scofield, Simon ^a   Dewitte, Walter ^a   Nieuwland, Jeroen ^a   Murray, James A H ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; cell cycle; CYCD3; cyclin; cytokinin; endoreduplication; KNOX gene; shoot apical meristem; stem cell

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; CELL CYCLE; CYCD3; CYCLIN; CYTOKININ; ENDOREDUPLICATION; KNOX GENES; SHOOT APICAL MERISTEMS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; GENES; STEM CELLS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; CYCD3 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; CYCLINE; CYTOKININ; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; KNAT1 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; KNAT2 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; STM PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; ENDOREDUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MERISTEM; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; SEEDLING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYCLINS; CYTOKININS; ENDOREDUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MERISTEM; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SEEDLING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 84879234131     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12198     Document Type: Article

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