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Auxin influx carriers stabilize phyllotactic patterning.
Genes & development - 15 Mar 2008
Bainbridge Katherine, Guyomarc'h Soazig, Bayer Emmanuelle, Swarup Ranjan, Bennett Malcolm, Mandel Therese, Kuhlemeier Cris
Abstract excerpt
One of the most striking features of plant architecture is the regular arrangement of leaves and flowers around the stem, known as phyllotaxis. Peaks in concentration of the plant hormone auxin, generated by the polar localization of the PIN1 auxin efflux carrier, provide the instructive signal for primordium initiation. This mechanism generates the spacing between neighboring primordia, which results in regular...
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