Hudson A, Waites R
Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Edinburgh, UK.
Semin Cell Dev Biol. 1998 Apr;9(2):207-11. doi: 10.1006/scdb.1997.0213.
Morphological studies of early events in leaf development have been hindered by the lack of stereotypic patterns of cell division and markers for cell identity. However, molecular genetic analysis, particularly in maize, has begun to suggest the mechanisms which partition meristematic cells into a leaf primordium, define regional identities within the primordium and direct localised growth which leads to outgrowth and flattening of the leaf. Therefore, the leaf may provide a model for pattern formation applicable to other parts of the plant.
叶片发育早期事件的形态学研究一直受到细胞分裂缺乏固定模式以及细胞身份标记物缺失的阻碍。然而，分子遗传学分析，尤其是在玉米中的分析，已经开始揭示将分生组织细胞分配到叶原基、定义原基内区域身份以及引导局部生长从而导致叶片生长和变平的机制。因此，叶片可能为适用于植物其他部分的模式形成提供一个模型。
