Pattern Formation during Dicotyledonous Plant Embryogenesis

Masahiko Furutani (), Mitsuhiro Aida and Masao Tasaka ()
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Masahiko Furutani: Nara Institute of Sciences and Technology, Graduate School of Biological Sciences
Mitsuhiro Aida: University of Utrecht, Department of Molecular Cell Biology
Masao Tasaka: Nara Institute of Sciences and Technology, Graduate School of Biological Sciences

Chapter 12 in Morphogenesis and Pattern Formation in Biological Systems, 2003, pp 139-152 from Springer

Abstract: Summary A basic body plan consisting of two axes, apical-basal and radial (central-peripheral), is established during the embryogenesis of higher plants. The embryo forms the shoot and root meristems, which are essential for postembryonic development, at the opposite ends of the apical-basal axis. Recently, a molecular genetic approach using the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana has provided insight into the establishment of the basic body plan and the molecular mechanisms regulating the formation of the apical meristems. The phytohormone auxin in particular has been shown to he involved in pattern formation during the early stages of embryogenesis. In this review, we focus on several recent studies of the establishment of the body plan and pattern formation.

Keywords: Arabidopsis thaliana; auxin; bilateral symmetry; embryogenesis; PIN1. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-65958-7_12

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