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ROOT MERISTEMS

Don’t TOR at the TOP

Nature Plants volume 8, pages 729–730 (2022)Cite this article

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Regulation of organ growth involves multiple pathways that coordinate cell number and size in a process that is highly dependent on nutrient supply and energy levels. The simplicity of the Arabidopsis root tip provides a suitable model for the genetic dissection of plant organ growth regulation.

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Fig. 1: Fine-tune regulation of root tip homeostasis in response to sugars.

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