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Breaking the silence: three bHLH proteins direct cell-fate decisions during stomatal development.
BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology - 1 Sept 2007
Pillitteri Lynn Jo, Torii Keiko U
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Stomata are microscopic pores on the surface of land plants used for gas and water vapor exchange. A pair of highly specialized guard cells surround the pore and adjust pore size. Studies in Arabidopsis have revealed that cell-cell communication is essential to coordinate the asymmetric cell divisions required for proper stomatal patterning. Initial research in this area identified signaling molecules that...
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