AUTHOR=Boscá Sonia , Knauer Steffen , Laux Thomas 

TITLE=Embryonic Development in Arabidopsis Thaliana: From the Zygote Division to the Shoot Meristem

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Plant Science

VOLUME=2

YEAR=2011

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2011.00093

DOI=10.3389/fpls.2011.00093

ISSN=1664-462X

ABSTRACT=<p>Postembryonic organ formation of plants is fueled with cells from the stem cell niches in the shoot and root meristems. During the last two decades many players that regulate stem cell maintenance have been identified. With these factors in hand, the mechanisms establishing stem cell niches during embryo development can be addressed. Here we discuss current models of how the shoot meristem stem cell niche arises during <italic>Arabidopsis</italic> embryo pattern formation.</p>