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Review
. 2006 Oct;9(5):484-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.pbi.2006.07.008. Epub 2006 Jul 28.

The role of hormones in shoot apical meristem function

Eilon Shani  1 , Osnat Yanai, Naomi Ori
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The role of hormones in shoot apical meristem function

Eilon Shani et al. Curr Opin Plant Biol. 2006 Oct.

Abstract

Plant organs are produced in meristems in a continuous and predictable but nevertheless flexible manner. Phytohormones and transcription factors cooperate to balance meristem maintenance and organ production. Recent research has provided clues to the mechanisms underlying this cooperation. KNOTTED1-like homeobox (KNOX) and WUSCHEL (WUS) transcription factors facilitate high cytokinin activity in the shoot apical meristem (SAM), whereas high gibberellin and auxin activities promote the initiation of lateral organs at specific sites in the SAM flanks.

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