Positioning of the auxin maximum affects the character of cells occupying the root stem cell niche

Abstract

Using a microarray-based approach the root meristem of maize was profiled. 6 Three populations were characterized; the root cap, the quiescent center and the proximal meristem. From these data we here consider the central role of auxin in defining and establishing the root stem cell niche. © 2010 Landes Bioscience.