An auxin transport-based model of root branching in Arabidopsis thaliana.

ABSTRACT: Root architecture is a crucial part of plant adaptation to soil heterogeneity and is mainly controlled by root branching. The process of root system development can be divided into two successive steps: lateral root initiation and lateral root development/emergence which are controlled by different fluxes of the plant hormone auxin. While shoot architecture appears to be highly regular, following rules such as the phyllotactical spiral, root architecture appears more chaotic. We used stochastic modeling to extract hidden rules regulating root branching in Arabidopsis thaliana. These rules were used to build an integrative mechanistic model of root ramification based on auxin. This model was experimentally tested using plants with modified rhythm of lateral root initiation or mutants pertur

SUBMITTER: Lucas M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2577305 | biostudies-literature | 2008

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature