Control of shoot branching by Light quality in Arabidopsis plants (wt and brc1-2)

ABSTRACT: Plant architecture greatly depends on its branching patterns. Branches are formed from meristems initiated in the axils of leaves. Axillary meristems may develop immediately giving new shoots or they may become arrested after a short period of growth as dormant axillary buds. This decision is affected by endogenous and environmental factors. We are studying two Arabidopsis genes coding for TCP transcription factors, BRANCHED1 (BRC1) and BRANCHED2 (BRC2) that control this key decision. Several endogenous and environmental stimuli affect this process one of them is the quality of ambient light. Plants have developed sophisticated mechanisms that allow them to detect the presence of nearby plants and trigger responses of development to avoid the shade. This set of responses is known as shade

ORGANISM(S): Arabidopsis thaliana

SUBMITTER: César Poza-Carrión 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-23407 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress