Synthesis of Very-Long-Chain Fatty Acids in the Epidermis Controls Plant Organ Growth by Restricting Cell Proliferation | Zendy

Takashi Nobusawa | Zendy; Yoko Okushima | Zendy; Noriko Nagata | Zendy; Mikiko Kojima | Zendy; Hitoshi Sakakibara | Zendy; Masaaki Umeda | Zendy

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Synthesis of Very-Long-Chain Fatty Acids in the Epidermis Controls Plant Organ Growth by Restricting Cell Proliferation

Author(s) -

Takashi Nobusawa,

Yoko Okushima,

Noriko Nagata,

Mikiko Kojima,

Hitoshi Sakakibara,

Masaaki Umeda

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

plos biology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127

H-Index - 271

eISSN - 1545-7885

pISSN - 1544-9173

DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001531

Subject(s) - cytokinin , biology , epidermis (zoology) , microbiology and biotechnology , cell division , cell growth , mutant , arabidopsis thaliana , arabidopsis , biochemistry , cell , auxin , anatomy , gene

The synthesis of very-long-chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) in the epidermis is essential for the proper control of cell growth in Arabidopsis . VLCFAs act via their ability to suppress cytokinin synthesis in the vasculature, thus preventing cell overproliferation in internal tissues.

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