Role of PHABULOSA and PHAVOLUTA in determining radial patterning in shoots
This work implicates the Arabidopsis PHABULOSA and PHAVOLUTA genes in the perception of radial positional information in the leaf primordium and implicates this domain as a central regulator of protein function and the PHB and PHV proteins as receptors for an adaxializing signal.
Leaf polarity and meristem formation in Arabidopsis.
- J. R. McConnell, M. Barton
- Environmental ScienceDevelopment
- 1 August 1998
An important role for adaxial cell fate in promoting the development of axiallary SAMs is indicated and a cyclical model for shoot development is suggested: SAMs make leaves which in turn are responsible for generating new SAMs.
Effect of mutations in the PINHEAD gene of Arabidopsis on the formation of shoot apical meristems
- J. R. McConnell, M. Barton
- Biology
- 1995
The phenotype of pinhead mutants is described, and a hypothesis for the role of the wild-type PINHEAD gene product in shoot meristem initiation is presented.
Leaf Development Takes Shape
- J. R. McConnell, M. Barton
- ArtScience
- 28 February 2003
The flat shape of most leaves enables them to capture sunlight for photosynthesis more efficiently. But how do leaves develop their flat shape? In their Perspective, [McConnell and Barton][1] discuss…