WOX9 functions antagonistic to STF and LAM1 to regulate leaf blade expansion in Medicago truncatula and Nicotiana sylvestris
T. W. Wolabu, H. Wang, D. T. Tadesse, F. Zhang, M. Behzadirad, V. E. Tvorogova, H. Abdelmageed, Y. Liu, N. Chen, C. Jianghua, R. D. Allen, M. Tadege
The paper shows WOX9 negatively regulates leaf blade outgrowth in Medicago truncatula and Nicotiana sylvestris by antagonizing STF and LAM1, with STF repressing WOX9 activity to maintain proper blade development.
bioRxiv · Mar 23, 2020Plant Biology