Hormonal control of shoot branching
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Shoot branching is the process by which axillary buds, located on the axil of a leaf, develop and form new flowers or branches. The process by which a dormant bud activates and becomes an actively growing branch is complex and very finely tuned. Bud outgrowth is regulated by the interaction of environmental signals and endogenous ones, such as plant hormones. Thus these interacting factors have a major effect on shoot system architecture. Hormones known to have a major influence are auxin, cytokinin, and a novel, as yet chemically undefined, hormone. Auxin is actively transported basipetally in the shoot and inhibits bud outgrowth. By contrast, cytokinins travel acropetally and promote bud outgrowth. The novel hormone also moves acropetally but it inhibits bud outgrowth. The aim of this review is to integrate what is known about the hormonal control of shoot branching in Arabidopsis, focusing on these three hormones and their interactions.
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- Authors
- Ongaro, V., & Leyser, O.
- Affiliations
- University of York (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Leyser, O.
- ORCID
- Leyser, O.
- Venue
- Journal of Experimental Botany
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2007-12-18
- Volume
- 59
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 67-74
- ISSN
- 0022-0957 (ISSN-L)
- 1460-2431
- OpenAlex
- W2058994685
- Cited by
- 373
- References
- 64
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- FWCI
- 2.73
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Experimental Botany (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation
- Keywords
- shoot branching, axillary bud outgrowth, auxin, cytokinins, plant hormones, hormone crosstalk, Arabidopsis thaliana, apical-basal polarity, bud dormancy
- MeSH terms
- Carotenoids, Cytokinins, Indoleacetic Acids, Plant Growth Regulators, Arabidopsis, Plant Shoots, Feedback, Physiological
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