Role of basal ABA in plant growth and development

BP Brookbank, J Patel, S Gazzarrini, E Nambara - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Abscisic acid (ABA) regulates various aspects of plant physiology, including promoting seed
dormancy and adaptive responses to abiotic and biotic stresses. In addition, ABA plays an …

The stomatal fates: Understanding initiation and enforcement of stomatal cell fate transitions

ME Smit, DC Bergmann - Current opinion in plant biology, 2023 - Elsevier
In the stomatal lineage, repeated arcs of initiation, stem-cell proliferation, and terminal cell
fate commitment are displayed on the surface of aerial organs. Over the past two decades …

Opposite polarity programs regulate asymmetric subsidiary cell divisions in grasses

D Zhang, RP Spiegelhalder, EB Abrash, TDG Nunes… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Grass stomata recruit lateral subsidiary cells (SCs), which are key to the unique stomatal
morphology and the efficient plant-atmosphere gas exchange in grasses. Subsidiary mother …

Arabidopsis stomatal lineage cells establish bipolarity and segregate differential signaling capacity to regulate stem cell potential

ES Wallner, L Dolan, DC Bergmann - Developmental cell, 2023 - cell.com
Cell polarity combined with asymmetric cell divisions (ACDs) generates cellular diversity. In
the Arabidopsis stomatal lineage, a single cortical polarity domain marked by BASL orients …

The interface of central metabolism with hormone signaling in plants

N Fàbregas, AR Fernie - Current Biology, 2021 - cell.com
Amongst the myriad of metabolites produced by plants, primary metabolites and hormones
play crucial housekeeping roles in the cell and are essential for proper plant growth and …

From grasses to succulents–development and function of distinct stomatal subsidiary cells

X Cheng, MT Raissig - New Phytologist, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Stomata are breathing pores on leaves that balance photosynthetic carbon dioxide uptake
and water vapor loss. Stomatal morphology and complexity are rather diverse when …

A cell size threshold triggers commitment to stomatal fate in Arabidopsis

Y Gong, R Dale, HF Fung, GO Amador, ME Smit… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
How flexible developmental programs integrate information from internal and external
factors to modulate stem cell behavior is a fundamental question in developmental biology …

Phytohormones and their crosstalk in regulating stomatal development and patterning

H Wei, Y Jing, L Zhang, D Kong - Journal of Experimental Botany, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Phytohormones play important roles in regulating various aspects of plant growth and
development as well as in biotic and abiotic stress responses. Stomata are openings on the …

Stomatal lineage control by developmental program and environmental cues

SK Han, JM Kwak, X Qi - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Stomata are micropores that allow plants to breathe and play a critical role in photosynthesis
and nutrient uptake by regulating gas exchange and transpiration. Stomatal development …

Establishing asymmetry: stomatal division and differentiation in plants

X Guo, L Wang, J Dong - New Phytologist, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the leaf epidermis, stomatal pores allow gas exchange between plants and the
environment. The production of stomatal guard cells requires the lineage cells to divide …