Divide et impera: boundaries shape the plant body and initiate new meristems

• Published in: The New phytologist Vol. 209; no. 2; pp. 485 - 498
• Main Authors: Wang, Quan, Hasson, Alice, Rossmann, Susanne, Theres, Klaus
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Academic Press 01.01.2016; New Phytologist Trust; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: apical meristems; Arabidopsis; Auxins; axillary meristem; Boundaries; boundary zone; Brassinosteroids; Brassinosteroids - metabolism; Cell differentiation; Cell Division; Cells; compound leaf; ectopic meristem; Gene expression; gene expression regulation; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; Hormones; Indoleacetic Acids - metabolism; leaf development; Leaves; Meristem - cytology; Meristem - genetics; Meristem - growth & development; Meristems; Plant growth substances; plant hormones; Plant Leaves - cytology; Plant Leaves - growth & development; Plant Leaves - metabolism; Plant Shoots - growth & development; Pluripotency; shoot meristems; Tansley reviews; tomato (Solanum lycopersicum); tomato (Solanum lycopersicum); axillary meristem; compound leaf; ectopic meristem; Arabidopsis; boundary zone

485 I. 485 II. 486 III. 491 IV. 491 V. 495 495 References 495 SUMMARY: Boundaries, established and maintained in different regions of the plant body, have diverse functions in development. One role is to separate different cell groups, for example the differentiating cells of a leaf primordium from...