From genes to networks: The genetic control of leaf development

H Wang, F Kong, C Zhou - Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Substantial diversity exists for both the size and shape of the leaf, the main photosynthetic
organ of flowering plants. The two major forms of leaf are simple leaves, in which the leaf …

What does the WOX say? Review of regulators, targets, partners

VE Tvorogova, EY Krasnoperova, EA Potsenkovskaia… - Molecular Biology, 2021 - Springer
Abstract WOX (WUSCHEL-RELATED HOMEOBOX) is a family of homeodomain-containing
transcription factors in plants. WOX proteins maintain the activity of different types of …

Genomic evidence for homoploid hybrid speciation between ancestors of two different genera

Z Wang, M Kang, J Li, Z Zhang, Y Wang, C Chen… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Homoploid hybrid speciation (HHS) has been increasingly recognized as occurring widely
during species diversification of both plants and animals. However, previous studies on HHS …

Patterning a leaf by establishing polarities

D Manuela, M Xu - Frontiers in plant science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Leaves are the major organ for photosynthesis in most land plants, and leaf structure is
optimized for the maximum capture of sunlight and gas exchange. Three polarity axes, the …

The leaf meristem enigma: The relationship between the plate meristem and the marginal meristem

H Tsukaya - The Plant Cell, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Leaf organogenesis is governed by the spatiotemporal activity of the leaf meristem, which
has far greater mitotic activity than the shoot apical meristem. The two types of leaf …

Coordination of leaf development across developmental axes

JW Satterlee, MJ Scanlon - Plants, 2019 - mdpi.com
Leaves are initiated as lateral outgrowths from shoot apical meristems throughout the
vegetative life of the plant. To achieve proper developmental patterning, cell-type …

Phytochrome regulates cellular response plasticity and the basic molecular machinery of leaf development

A Romanowski, JJ Furniss, E Hussain… - Plant …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Plants are plastic organisms that optimize growth in response to a changing environment.
This adaptive capability is regulated by external cues, including light, which provides vital …

CiKN1 and CiKN6 are involved in leaf development in citrus by regulating CimiR164

RF Zeng, LM Fu, L Deng, MF Liu, ZM Gan… - The Plant …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
CiKN1 and CiKN6 are involved in leaf development in citrus by regulating CimiR164 - Zeng -
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WOX9 functions antagonistic to STF and LAM1 to regulate leaf blade expansion in Medicago truncatula and Nicotiana sylvestris

TW Wolabu, H Wang, D Tadesse, F Zhang… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
WOX family transcription factors regulate multiple developmental programs. The
intermediate clade transcriptional activator WOX9 functions together with the modern clade …

Lateral Leaflet Suppression 1 (LLS1), encoding the MtYUCCA1 protein, regulates lateral leaflet development in Medicago truncatula

B Zhao, L He, C Jiang, Y Liu, H He, Q Bai… - New …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In species with compound leaves, the positions of leaflet primordium initiation are
associated with local peaks of auxin accumulation. However, the role of auxin during the late …