Unlike the plant hormone auxin, the mechanism and function of cytokinin transport is poorly characterised. Two new studies now demonstrate that cytokinins transported from shoot to roots via the phloem are critical for creating mutually exclusive auxin and cytokinin signalling domains that control root vascular patterning. Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Daniele Muraro, Michael Wilson, Malcolm J Bennett. Root development: cytokinin transport matters, too Current biology : CB. 2011 Jun 07;21(11):R423-5
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