ReviewPhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2002
The shoot apical meristem: the dynamics of a stable structure.
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- Cotton BLH1 and KNOX6 antagonistically modulate fiber elongation via regulation of linolenic acid biosynthesis.Plant communications · 2024Article
- Combined computational modeling and experimental analysis integrating chemical and mechanical signals suggests possible mechanism of shoot meristem maintenance.PLoS computational biology · 2022Article
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- Chimerism of chrysanthemum stems changes at the nodes during vegetative growth.Plant biotechnology (Tokyo, Japan) · 2020Article
- Identification of candidate genes for drought tolerance in coffee by high-throughput sequencing in the shoot apex of different Coffea arabica cultivars.BMC plant biology · 2016Article
- Analysis of cell division patterns in the Arabidopsis shoot apical meristem.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2015Article
- Ectopic expression of Kxhkn5 in the viviparous species Kalanchoe × Houghtonii induces a novel pattern of epiphyll development.Transgenic research · 2013Article
- RNA-Seq reveals genotype-specific molecular responses to water deficit in eucalyptus.BMC genomics · 2011Article
- Turning a plant tissue into a living cell froth through isotropic growth.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2009Article
- Stem fasciated, a recessive mutation in sunflower (Helianthus annuus), alters plant morphology and auxin level.Annals of botany · 2006Article
- ZmPIN1a and ZmPIN1b encode two novel putative candidates for polar auxin transport and plant architecture determination of maize.Plant physiology · 2006Article
- Molecular control of stem cell maintenance in shoot apical meristem.Plant cell reports · 2006Review
- A high-resolution transcript profile across the wood-forming meristem of poplar identifies potential regulators of cambial stem cell identity.The Plant cell · 2004Article
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Abstract
The shoot apical meristem (SAM) is a group of proliferating, embryonic-type cells that generates the aerial parts of the plant. SAMs are highly organized and stable structures that can function for years or even centuries. This is in apparent contradiction to the behaviour of their constituent cells, which continuously proliferate and differentiate. To reconcile the dynamic nature of the cells with the stability of the overall system the existence of elaborate signalling networks has been proposed. This is supported by recent work suggesting that the exchange of signals between cells, rather than a rigidly predetermined genetic program, is required for the establishment and functioning of an organized meristem. Together these interactions form a stable network, set up during embryogenesis, that assures the coordination of cell behaviour throughout development. Besides meristem-specific signalling cascades such as the CLAVATA receptor kinase pathway, which controls meristem size, these interactions involve plant hormones. In particular, cytokinins and auxins are implicated in the maintenance of meristem identity and phyllotaxis, respectively.
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