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Plant hormones and homeoboxes: bridging the gap?
Author(s) -
Hay Angela,
Craft Judith,
Tsiantis Miltos
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
bioessays
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.175
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1521-1878
pISSN - 0265-9247
DOI - 10.1002/bies.20016
Subject(s) - bridging (networking) , hormone , biology , computational biology , evolutionary biology , endocrinology , computer science , computer network
Abstract Plant hormones are signalling molecules that control growth and development. Growth of the aerial parts of higher plants requires the continuous activity of the shoot apical meristem, a small mound of cells at the apex of a plant. KNOTTED1‐like HOMEOBOX (KNOX) genes are involved in regulating meristem activity, however, little is known about how this regulation is mediated. Recent evidence suggests that KNOX transcription factors may control meristem development by regulating the balance of activities of multiple hormones. BioEssays 26:395–404, 2004. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.