The Key Laboratory of Plant Cell Engineering and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Shandong University, 27 Shanda South Road, Jinan, Shandong, 250100, China.
The Key Laboratory of Plant Cell Engineering and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Shandong University, 27 Shanda South Road, Jinan, Shandong, 250100, China.
Trends Plant Sci. 2015 Oct;20(10):601-603. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2015.08.009.
The WUS-RELATED HOMEOBOX 5 (WOX5) gene is expressed in the quiescent center (QC) to regulate the columella stem cell (CSC) identity. Three recent reports not only show how WOX5 is controlled but also highlight the key role of WOX5 in root stem cell niche maintenance.
WUS-RELATED HOMEOBOX 5(WOX5)基因在静止中心(QC)表达,以调节柱状茎干细胞(CSC)的身份。最近的三项研究不仅表明了WOX5 是如何被控制的,还强调了 WOX5 在根干细胞生态位维持中的关键作用。