The bHLH transcription factor SPATULA is a key regulator of organ size in Arabidopsis thaliana

Plant organ size and thus plant size is determined by both cell proliferation and cell expansion. The bHLH transcription factor SPATULA (SPT) was originally identified as a regulator of carpel patterning. It has subsequently been found to control growth of the organs of the shoot. It does this at le...

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Main Authors: Makkena, Srilakshmi, Lamb, Rebecca S.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Landes Bioscience 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3897497/