Unraveling a Local Inhibitory Mechanism Safeguarding Regular Lateral Root Spacing

Hugues De Gernier; Tom Beeckman

doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2018.12.010

Unraveling a Local Inhibitory Mechanism Safeguarding Regular Lateral Root Spacing

Dev Cell. 2019 Jan 7;48(1):13-14. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2018.12.010.

Authors

Hugues De Gernier¹, Tom Beeckman²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Technologiepark 71, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Technologiepark 71, 9052 Ghent, Belgium.
² Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Technologiepark 71, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Technologiepark 71, 9052 Ghent, Belgium. Electronic address: tobee@psb.vib-ugent.be.

PMID: 30620899
DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2018.12.010

Abstract

The mechanisms underlying even spacing of lateral roots remains incompletely understood. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Toyokura et al. make an important step forward by showing how a local inhibitory mechanism involving a novel peptide hormone-receptor cascade acts as a safeguarding mechanism to regulate lateral root spacing.

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MeSH terms

Arabidopsis Proteins*
Arabidopsis*
Peptide Hormones*
Plant Roots
Receptors, Peptide

Substances

Arabidopsis Proteins
Peptide Hormones
Receptors, Peptide