Wang Yuan, Chen Rujin
Plant Biology Division, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK 73401, USA.
Plants (Basel). 2013 Dec 19;3(1):1-17. doi: 10.3390/plants3010001.
Leaf morphology is one of the most variable, yet inheritable, traits in the plant kingdom. How plants develop a variety of forms and shapes is a major biological question. Here, we discuss some recent progress in understanding the development of compound or dissected leaves in model species, such as tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), Cardamine hirsuta and Medicago truncatula, with an emphasis on recent discoveries in legumes. We also discuss progress in gene regulations and hormonal actions in compound leaf development. These studies facilitate our understanding of the underlying regulatory mechanisms and put forward a prospective in compound leaf studies.
叶片形态是植物界中最具变异性但又可遗传的性状之一。植物如何发育出各种各样的形态是一个重要的生物学问题。在这里，我们讨论了在理解模式物种（如番茄（Solanum lycopersicum）、碎米荠和蒺藜苜蓿）中复叶或多裂叶发育方面的一些最新进展，重点是豆科植物中的最新发现。我们还讨论了复叶发育过程中基因调控和激素作用方面的进展。这些研究有助于我们理解潜在的调控机制，并为复叶研究提出了一个展望。
