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Efflux-dependent auxin gradients establish the apical-basal axis of Arabidopsis.
Nature - 13 Nov 2003
Friml Jirí, Vieten Anne, Sauer Michael, Weijers Dolf, Schwarz Heinz, Hamann Thorsten, Offringa Remko, Jürgens Gerd
Abstract excerpt
Axis formation occurs in plants, as in animals, during early embryogenesis. However, the underlying mechanism is not known. Here we show that the first manifestation of the apical-basal axis in plants, the asymmetric division of the zygote, produces a basal cell that transports and an apical cell that responds to the signalling molecule auxin. This apical-basal auxin activity gradient triggers the specification...
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