Root system architecture (RSA)–the spatial configuration of a root system–is an important
developmental and agronomic trait, with implications for overall plant architecture, growth …

To sustain plants' postembryonic growth and development in a structure of cells fixed in cell
walls, a tightly controlled short distance cell–cell communication is required. The focus on …

Morphological plasticity of root systems is critically important for plant survival because it
allows plants to optimize their capacity to take up water and nutrients from the soil …

In plants and animals, small peptide ligands that signal in cell-cell communication have
been suggested to be a crucial component of development. A bioassay of single-cell …

CLV1, which encodes a leucine-rich repeat receptor kinase, and CLV3, which encodes a
secreted peptide, function in the same genetic pathway to maintain stem cell populations in …

Controlling the orientation of cell division is fundamental to the development of complex
body plans. This is particularly apparent in plants, where development is determined by …

The CLAVATA3/embryo-surrounding region (CLE) peptides control the fine balance
between proliferation and differentiation in plant development. We studied the role of CLE …

Host legumes control root nodule numbers by sensing external and internal cues. A major
external cue is soil nitrate, whereas a feedback regulatory system in which earlier formed …

Peptidomics is a challenging field in which to create a link between genomic information and
biological function through biochemical analysis of expressed peptides, including precise …

Plant secondary growth derives from the meristematic activity of the vascular cambium. In
Arabidopsis thaliana, cell divisions in the cambium are regulated by the transcription factor …