WUSCHEL RELATED HOMEOBOX 5 is a master regulator of stem cell maintenance, and a recent study reveals that miR160 molecules move within the root apical meristem to regulate its activity. Anna ...

Chapman K, EP Groot, SA Nichol, and TL Rost 2003 Primary root growth and the pattern of root apical meristem organization are coupled. J Plant Growth Regul 21:287–295. Chase MW, DE Soltis, RG Olmstead ...

This research, entitled “SPL13 controls a root apical meristem phase change by triggering oriented cell divisions,” reveals molecular pathways that can significantly enhance crop resilience by ...

As in animals, plant stem cells reside in stem cell niches, which produce signals that regulate the balance between self-renewal and differentiation into new tissues. Continuous organ production ...

In Arabidopsis, SEU and SLK2 are redundant components of a regulatory complex that is proposed to promote shoot apical meristem (SAM) formation during embryogenesis. Expression analysis indicates that ...

A close-up of the maize shoot apical meristem, a pool of plant stem cells being studied by plant biologist Michael Scanlon as part of a $1.8 million 5-year continuing NSF grant.