A SCARECROW-RETINOBLASTOMA Protein Network Controls Protective Quiescence in the Arabidopsis Root Stem Cell Organizer
Author(s) -
Alfredo CruzRamírez,
Sara Diaz Trivino,
Guy Wachsman,
Yujuan Du,
Mario A. ArteagaVázquez,
Hongtao Zhang,
René Benjamins,
Ikram Blilou,
Anne B. Neef,
Vicki L. Chandler,
Ben Scheres
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.1001724
Subject(s) - biology , stem cell , microbiology and biotechnology , arabidopsis , mitosis , retinoblastoma protein , somatic cell , adult stem cell , cell cycle , embryonic stem cell , transcription factor , cell , genetics , mutant , gene
Ben Scheres and colleagues report that in the growing tip of plant roots, a gene regulatory network that includes the plant homologue of Retinoblastoma regulates the divisions of long-term stem cells to replenish tissue and to protect the root stem cell niche.
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