Synthesis of very-long-chain fatty acids in the epidermis controls plant organ growth by restricting cell proliferation.

Plant organ growth is controlled by inter-cell-layer communication, which thus determines the overall size of the organism. The epidermal layer interfaces with the environment and participates in both driving and restricting growth via inter-cell-layer communication. However, it remains unknown whet...

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Main Authors: Takashi Nobusawa, Yoko Okushima, Noriko Nagata, Mikiko Kojima, Hitoshi Sakakibara, Masaaki Umeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3621670?pdf=render