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ReviewFrontiers in plant science2026

Molecular mechanisms of root expansion in medicinal plants.

Mengfan Deng, Yi Lv, Shilin Zhang, Duanyang Li, Siji Xie, Yang Xu, Chaolong Rao, Cheng Peng, Jihai Gao

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Review in Frontiers in plant science, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Mengfan DengSchool of Medical and Life Sciences, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Yi LvSchool of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Shilin ZhangSchool of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Duanyang LiSchool of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Siji XieSchool of Medical and Life Sciences, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Yang XuChengdu Botanical Garden (Chengdu Park Urban Institute of Plant Science), Chengdu, China.
Chaolong RaoSchool of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Cheng PengSchool of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Jihai GaoSchool of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Medicinal plants with storage root expansion play essential roles in food supply, disease prevention, and therapeutic applications. Storage-root enlargement is a highly coordinated developmental process involving primary root specialization, secondary growth, and organ-specific differentiation. Recent studies have revealed that endogenous phytohormones, including auxin, cytokinin, gibberellin, abscisic acid, and jasmonic acid, regulate this process through interconnected signaling pathways that control cell division, cambial activity, and radial growth. Transcription factors such as the ARF, AUX/IAA, NAC, and PLT families function as central regulatory nodes that integrate hormonal and environmental signals. These regulatory networks modulate lignin deposition, carbohydrate metabolism, and secondary meristem activity. These coordinated processes ultimately drive structural remodeling and functional differentiation during root enlargement. Environmental factors, including temperature, CO

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influencing factorsmedicinal plantsmolecular mechanismsroot expansiontissue structure

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PMCPMC13454438

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