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Positive autoregulation of a KNOX gene is essential for shoot apical meristem maintenance in rice.
The Plant cell - 1 Dec 2011
Tsuda Katsutoshi, Ito Yukihiro, Sato Yutaka, Kurata Nori
Abstract excerpt
Self-maintenance of the shoot apical meristem (SAM), from which aerial organs are formed throughout the life cycle, is crucial in plant development. Class I Knotted1-like homeobox (KNOX) genes restrict cell differentiation and play an indispensable role in maintaining the SAM. However, the mechanism that positively regulates their expression is unknown. Here, we show that expression of a rice (Oryza sativa) KNOX...
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