Key pathway for plant cell growth identified

Friday, January 24, 2014 - 12:02 in Biology & Nature

For plants, the only way to grow is for cells to expand. Unlike animals, cell division in plants happens only within a tiny region of the root and stem apex, making cell expansion the critical path to increased stature. Now, a team of scientists reports the discovery of a hormone and receptor that control cell expansion in plants.

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