Book chapter
The Crucial Role of Ceratopteris richardii in Understanding the Evolution of the WOX Gene Family
Ferns, pp.135-147
Springer Nature Singapore
05/06/2022
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-6170-9_6
Abstract
While continuing to be developed as a fern model, Ceratopteris richardii has demonstrated its value in elucidating evolutionary developmental questions in land plants, in addition to other aspects of plant biology. Plants are unique in that they have the ability to produce new organs throughout their life due to persistent proliferation of tissue-specific stem cell populations. The family of WUSCHEL-related homeobox (WOX) genes are important transcription factors for stem cell maintenance. WOX genes are found in all land plants and some extant algae. This chapter concentrates on the current understanding of the evolution of the WOX gene family in controlling cell proliferation of various meristem domains in distantly related land plant models, Physcomitrella patens, C. richardii, and Arabidopsis thaliana.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Crucial Role of Ceratopteris richardii in Understanding the Evolution of the WOX Gene Family
- Creators
- Christopher E YoungstromErin E IrishChi-Lien Cheng
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Ferns, pp.135-147
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-981-16-6170-9_6
- Publisher
- Springer Nature Singapore; Singapore
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/06/2022
- Academic Unit
- Biology
- Record Identifier
- 9984256877602771
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