WUSCHEL protein movement mediates stem cell homeostasis in the Arabidopsis shoot apex

WUSCHEL protein movement mediates stem cell homeostasis in the Arabidopsis shoot apex.

WUSCHEL (WUS) is a homeodomain transcription factor produced in cells of the niche/organizing center (OC) of shoot apical meristems. WUS specifies stem cell fate and also restricts its own levels by activating a negative regulator, CLAVATA3 (CLV3), in adjacent cells of the central zone (CZ). Here we show that the WUS protein, after being synthesized in cells of the OC, migrates into the CZ, whe...

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WUSCHEL protein movement mediates stem cell homeostasis in the Arabidopsis shoot apex

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