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Induction of differentiation in the shoot apical meristem by transient overexpression of a retinoblastoma-related protein

Wyrzykowska, Joanna ; Schorderet, Martine ; Pien, Stéphane ; Gruissem, Wilhelm ; Fleming, Andrew J.

In: Plant Physiology, 2006, vol. 141, no. 4, p. 1338-1348

The shoot apical meristem contains cells that undergo continual growth and division to generate the building blocks for the aerial portion of the plant. As cells leave the meristem, they undergo differentiation to form specific cell types. Most notably, heterotrophic cells of the meristem rapidly gain autotrophic capability by synthesis and assembly of components of the chloroplast. At the same...