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Novel as1 and as2 defects in leaf adaxial-abaxial polarity reveal the requirement for ASYMMETRIC LEAVES1 and 2 and ERECTA functions in specifying leaf adaxial identity.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Sept 2003
Xu Lin, Xu Yi, Dong Aiwu, Sun Yue, Pi Limin, Xu Yuquan, Huang Hai
Abstract excerpt
The shoot apical meristem (SAM) of seed plants is the site at which lateral organs are formed. Once organ primordia initiate from the SAM, they establish polarity along the adaxial-abaxial, proximodistal and mediolateral axes. Among these three axes, the adaxial-abaxial polarity is of primary imp...
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