Developmental timing in plants

Plants exhibit reproducible timing of developmental events at multiple scales, from switches in cell identity to maturation of the whole plant. Control of developmental timing likely evolved for similar reasons that humans invented clocks: to coordinate events. However, whereas clocks are designed t...

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Published in:Nature communications 2024-03, Vol.15 (1), p.2674-2674, Article 2674
Main Authors: Coen, Enrico, Prusinkiewicz, Przemyslaw
Format: Article
Language:English
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631/136/1660
631/449/2653
Cell cycle
Cell division
Circadian rhythm
Clocks
Embryos
Environment models
Humanities and Social Sciences
Maturation
multidisciplinary
Proteins
Research parks
Review
Review Article
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Seeds
Switches
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Summary:Plants exhibit reproducible timing of developmental events at multiple scales, from switches in cell identity to maturation of the whole plant. Control of developmental timing likely evolved for similar reasons that humans invented clocks: to coordinate events. However, whereas clocks are designed to run independently of conditions, plant developmental timing is strongly dependent on growth and environment. Using simplified models to convey key concepts, we review how growth-dependent and inherent timing mechanisms interact with the environment to control cyclical and progressive developmental transitions in plants. Plants exhibit reproducible timing of developmental events at multiple scales, from switches in cell identity to maturation of the whole plant. Using simplified models to convey key concepts, we review how timing mechanisms interact with the environment to control cyclical and progressive developmental transitions.
ISSN:2041-1723
2041-1723
DOI:10.1038/s41467-024-46941-1