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. 2011 Jun 7;21(11):R423-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.04.048.

Root development: cytokinin transport matters, too!

Daniele Muraro  1 , Michael Wilson, Malcolm J Bennett
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Root development: cytokinin transport matters, too!

Daniele Muraro et al. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

Unlike the plant hormone auxin, the mechanism and function of cytokinin transport is poorly characterised. Two new studies now demonstrate that cytokinins transported from shoot to roots via the phloem are critical for creating mutually exclusive auxin and cytokinin signalling domains that control root vascular patterning.

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