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Signaling and gene regulatory programs in plant vascular stem cells
Author(s) -
Zhou Jing,
Sebastian Jose,
Lee JiYoung
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
genesis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.093
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1526-968X
pISSN - 1526-954X
DOI - 10.1002/dvg.20795
Subject(s) - multicellular organism , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , stem cell , gene regulatory network , morphogenesis , cell type , induced pluripotent stem cell , cellular differentiation , cell , regulator gene , gene , regulation of gene expression , gene expression , genetics , embryonic stem cell
A key question about the development of multicellular organisms is how they precisely control the complex pattern formation during their growth. For plants to grow for many years, a tight balance between pluripotent dividing cells and cells undergoing differentiation should be maintained within stem cell populations. In this process, cell–cell communication plays a central role by creating positional information for proper cell type patterning. Cell‐type specific gene regulatory networks govern differentiation of cells into particular cell types. In this review, we will provide a comprehensive overview of emerging key signaling and regulatory programs in the stem cell population that direct morphogenesis of plant vascular tissues. genesis 49:885–904, 2011. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.