Ready, aim, shoot: stem cell regulation of the shoot apical meristem

Cara L Soyars; Sean R James; Zachary L Nimchuk

doi:10.1016/j.pbi.2015.12.002

Ready, aim, shoot: stem cell regulation of the shoot apical meristem

Curr Opin Plant Biol. 2016 Feb:29:163-8. doi: 10.1016/j.pbi.2015.12.002. Epub 2016 Jan 22.

Authors

Cara L Soyars¹, Sean R James¹, Zachary L Nimchuk²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 4155 Genome Sciences Building, 250 Bell Tower Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States.
² Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 4155 Genome Sciences Building, 250 Bell Tower Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States. Electronic address: zackn@email.unc.edu.

PMID: 26803586
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2015.12.002

Abstract

Plant shoot meristems contain stem cells that are continuously renewed to replenish cells that exit and differentiate during lateral organ formation. Complex cell-to-cell signaling systems balance division and differentiation. These center on ligand-receptor networks, hormone pathways, and transcriptional regulators that function in an integrated manner. In this review, we aim to highlight new findings in shoot stem cell regulation across species.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant*
Meristem / genetics
Meristem / growth & development*
Plant Development*
Plant Shoots / genetics
Plant Shoots / growth & development
Plants / genetics*
Stem Cells / metabolism*