Axillary meristem development in the branchless Zu-0 ecotype of Arabidopsis thaliana.
Axillary meristems form in the leaf axils during post-embryonic development. In order to initiate the genetic dissection of axillary meristem development, we have characterized the late-flowering branchless ecotype of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh., Zu-0. The first-formed rosette leaves of Zu-0 plants all initiate axillary meristems, but later-formed leaves of the rosette remain branchless. Alteration in the meristem development is axillary meristem-specific because the shoot apical and floral meristems develop normally. Scanning electron microscopy, histology and RNA in situ analysis with SHOOTMERISTEMLESS ( STM), a marker for meristematic tissues, show that a mound of cells form and STM mRNA accumulates in barren leaf axils, indicating that axillary meristems initiate but arrest in their development prior to organizing a meristem proper. Expression and retention of the STM RNA in barren leaf axils further suggests that STM expression is not sufficient for the establishment of the axillary meristem proper.[1]References
- Axillary meristem development in the branchless Zu-0 ecotype of Arabidopsis thaliana. Kalinina, A., Mihajlović, N., Grbić, V. Planta (2002) [Pubmed]
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