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Use of Arabidopsis eceriferum Mutants to Explore Plant Cuticle Biosynthesis
Published on: May 31, 2008
A role for the cuticular waxes in the environmental control of stomatal development
Geoffrey H Holroyd1, Alistair M Hetherington1, Julie E Gray2
1Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lancaster, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, UK.
Abstract:
The mechanism of guard cell development is currently attracting much interest. The recent use of Arabidopsis mutant plants has shed new light on the pathways that regulate the development and patterning of specialized cells such as guard cells, trichomes and roots hairs within the plant epidermis. Here, we review this literature focusing on the insights provided into guard cell development. We also discuss our current knowledge of how environmental variables may impact on guard cell development and, in particular, consider whether the composition of the epidermal waxes may be involved in this process.
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