Boundary genes in regulation and evolution of secondary growth
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-2011
Department
College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
Abstract
Many extant land plants display secondary growth originating in a lateral meristem known as vascular cambium. A conspicuous product of secondary growth is wood which dominates terrestrial ecosystem biomass. Despite the economic and ecological significance of the process the underlying molecular mechanism are still poorly understood. We have recently shown that members of the LBD transcription factor family play function in control of secondary growth. Here we propose a mechanistic model of LBD regulatory roles. We also show how these roles may be linked to evolutionary changes in level and pattern of wood formation that provide structural and functional innovations in wood anatomy in relation to species growth habit and biology.
Publication Title
Plant Signaling and Behavior
Recommended Citation
Yordanov, Y.,
&
Busov, V.
(2011).
Boundary genes in regulation and evolution of secondary growth.
Plant Signaling and Behavior,
6(5), 688-690.
http://doi.org/10.4161/psb.6.5.14973
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/michigantech-p/14237
Publisher's Statement
© 2011 Landes Bioscience. Publisher’s version of record: https://doi.org/10.4161/psb.6.5.14973