All together now, a magical mystery tour of the maize shoot meristem

Qingyu Wu; Fang Xu; David Jackson

doi:10.1016/j.pbi.2018.04.010

All together now, a magical mystery tour of the maize shoot meristem

Curr Opin Plant Biol. 2018 Oct;45(Pt A):26-35. doi: 10.1016/j.pbi.2018.04.010. Epub 2018 May 17.

Authors

Qingyu Wu¹, Fang Xu¹, David Jackson²

Affiliations

¹ Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, United States.
² Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, United States. Electronic address: jacksond@cshl.edu.

PMID: 29778985
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2018.04.010

Abstract

Crop yield improvement requires optimization of shoot architecture, and can be facilitated by understanding shoot apical meristem (SAM) development. Maize, as one of the most important cereal crops worldwide, is also a model system and has significantly contributed to our fundamental understanding of SAM development. In this review, we focus on recent progress and will discuss communication between different meristem regulators, including CLAVATA receptors and ligands, transcription factors, small RNAs and hormones, as well as the importance of communication between different SAM regions.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Review

MeSH terms

Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / physiology
Meristem / cytology
Meristem / metabolism*
Plant Proteins / metabolism
Plant Shoots / cytology
Plant Shoots / metabolism*
Zea mays / cytology
Zea mays / metabolism*

Substances

Plant Proteins