The role of hormones in shoot apical meristem function

Eilon Shani*, Osnat Yanai, Naomi Ori

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Abstract

Plant organs are produced in meristems in a continuous and predictable but nevertheless flexible manner. Phytohormones and transcription factors cooperate to balance meristem maintenance and organ production. Recent research has provided clues to the mechanisms underlying this cooperation. KNOTTED1-like homeobox (KNOX) and WUSCHEL (WUS) transcription factors facilitate high cytokinin activity in the shoot apical meristem (SAM), whereas high gibberellin and auxin activities promote the initiation of lateral organs at specific sites in the SAM flanks.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)484-489
Number of pages6
JournalCurrent Opinion in Plant Biology
Volume9
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2006
Externally publishedYes

Funding

FundersFunder number
US–Israel Bi-national Agricultural Research and Development Fund
BARDIS-3453-03
Israel Science Foundation689/05

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