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ANNUAL REVIEW OF CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY, VOL 26
Volume 26, Issue -, Pages 605-637Publisher
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DOI: 10.1146/annurev-cellbio-100109-104107
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vascular; procambium; xylem; phloem; auxin; brassinosteroids; regulatory networks
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- Direct For Biological Sciences [0818071] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Plant vascular tissues, the conduits of water, nutrients, and small molecules, play important roles in plant growth and development. Vascular tissues have allowed plants to successfully adapt to various environmental conditions since they evolved 450 Mya. The majority of plant biomass, an important source of renewable energy, comes from the xylem of the vascular tissues. Efforts have been made to identify the underlying mechanisms of cell specification and patterning of plant vascular tissues and their proliferation. The formation of the plant vascular system is a complex process that integrates signaling and gene regulation at transcriptional and posttranscriptional levels. Recently, a wealth of molecular genetic studies and the advent of cell biology and genomic tools have enabled important progress toward understanding its underlying mechanisms. Here, we provide a comprehensive review of the cell and developmental processes of plant vascular tissue and resources recently available for studying them that will enable the discovery of new ways to develop sustainable energy using plant biomass.
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