Stem Cell Fate versus Differentiation: the Missing Link

Judith Nardmann; John W Chandler; Wolfgang Werr

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2016.07.002

Stem Cell Fate versus Differentiation: the Missing Link

Trends Plant Sci. 2016 Sep;21(9):725-727. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2016.07.002. Epub 2016 Jul 20.

Authors

Judith Nardmann¹, John W Chandler¹, Wolfgang Werr²

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Developmental Biology, Cologne Biocenter, University of Cologne, 50674 Cologne, Germany.
² Institute of Developmental Biology, Cologne Biocenter, University of Cologne, 50674 Cologne, Germany. Electronic address: werr@uni.koeln.de.

PMID: 27450629
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2016.07.002

Abstract

The shoot apical meristem provides a microenvironment that ensures stem cell fate and proliferation via homeostasis between WUSCHEL (WUS) activity and CLAVATA signalling. New data from maize and arabidopsis reveal that an evolutionarily conserved signal deriving from primordium cells links WUS transcription to the morphogenetic programme.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Cell Differentiation / genetics
Cell Differentiation / physiology*
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / genetics
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / physiology
Meristem / cytology*
Meristem / metabolism*
Plant Proteins / genetics
Plant Proteins / metabolism
Plant Shoots / cytology*
Plant Shoots / metabolism*
Signal Transduction / genetics
Signal Transduction / physiology

Substances

Plant Proteins