Article
The gibberellin pathway mediates KNOTTED1-type homeobox function in plants with different body plans.
Current biology : CB - 17 Sept 2002
Hay Angela, Kaur Hardip, Phillips Andrew, Hedden Peter, Hake Sarah, Tsiantis Miltos
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The shoot apical meristem (SAM) is an indeterminate structure that gives rise to the aerial parts of higher plants. Leaves arise from the differentiation of cells at the flanks of the SAM. Current evidence suggests that the precise regulation of KNOTTED1-like homeobox (KNOX) transcription factors is central to the acquisition of leaf versus meristem identity in a wide spectrum of plant species....
Topics
- Arabidopsis
- Arabidopsis Proteins
- Base Sequence
- DNA, Plant
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Genes, Homeobox
- Genes, Plant
- Gibberellins
- Homeodomain Proteins
- Meristem
- Models, Biological
- Mutation
- Phenotype
- Plant Leaves
- Plant Proteins
- Plants, Genetically Modified