The NONEXPRESSOR OF PATHOGENESIS-RELATED GENES 1 (NPR1) and related family: mechanistic insights in plant disease resistance

R Backer, S Naidoo, NL Van den Berg - Frontiers in plant science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The NONEXPRESSOR OF PATHOGENESIS-RELATED GENES 1 (NPR1) and related
NPR1-like proteins are a functionally similar, yet surprisingly diverse family of transcription …

Molecular mechanisms of leaf morphogenesis

F Du, C Guan, Y Jiao - Molecular plant, 2018 - cell.com
Plants maintain the ability to form lateral appendages throughout their life cycle and form
leaves as the principal lateral appendages of the stem. Leaves initiate at the peripheral zone …

Genome-wide association study of leaf architecture in the maize nested association mapping population

F Tian, PJ Bradbury, PJ Brown, H Hung, Q Sun… - Nature …, 2011 - nature.com
US maize yield has increased eight-fold in the past 80 years, with half of the gain attributed
to selection by breeders. During this time, changes in maize leaf angle and size have altered …

Leaf senescence

PO Lim, HJ Kim, H Gil Nam - Annu. Rev. Plant Biol., 2007 - annualreviews.org
Leaf senescence constitutes the final stage of leaf development and is critical for plants'
fitness as nutrient relocation from leaves to reproducing seeds is achieved through this …

Control of cell proliferation in Arabidopsis thaliana by microRNA miR396

RE Rodriguez, MA Mecchia, JM Debernardi… - …, 2010 - journals.biologists.com
Cell proliferation is an important determinant of plant form, but little is known about how
developmental programs control cell division. Here, we describe the role of microRNA …

[HTML][HTML] Twenty years on: the inner workings of the shoot apical meristem, a developmental dynamo

MK Barton - Developmental biology, 2010 - Elsevier
The shoot apical meristem of angiosperm plants generates leaf, stem and floral structures
throughout the plant's lifetime. To do this, the plant must maintain a population of stem cells …

Elucidating mechanisms underlying organ abscission

LH Estornell, J Agustí, P Merelo, M Talón, FR Tadeo - Plant Science, 2013 - Elsevier
Abscission consists in the detachment of entire vegetative and reproductive organs due to
cell separation processes occurring at the abscission zones (AZs) at specific positions of the …

Mechanism of leaf-shape determination

H Tsukaya - Annu. Rev. Plant Biol., 2006 - annualreviews.org
Biodiversity of plant shape is mainly attributable to biodiversity of leaf shape and the shape
of floral organs, the modified leaves. However, the exact mechanisms of leaf-shape …

[PDF][PDF] Leaf shape: genetic controls and environmental factors

H Tsukaya - The International journal of developmental biology, 2005 - scholar.archive.org
In recent years, many genes have been identified that are involved in the developmental
processes of leaf morphogenesis. Here, I review the mechanisms of leaf shape control in a …

BLADE-ON-PETIOLE–dependent signaling controls leaf and floral patterning in Arabidopsis

SR Hepworth, Y Zhang, S McKim, X Li… - The Plant …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Abstract NONEXPRESSOR OF PR GENES1 (NPR1) is a key regulator of the plant defense
response known as systemic acquired resistance. Accumulation of the signal molecule …