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Cell Communication, Stochastic Cell Responses, and Anthocyanin Pattern in Mustard Cotyledons.

P. Nick, B. Ehmann, M. Furuya, E. Schafer
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Laboratory of Plant Biological Regulation, Frontier Research Program, Riken Institute, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako-shi, 351-01 Saitama, Japan.
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B. Ehmann
Laboratory of Plant Biological Regulation, Frontier Research Program, Riken Institute, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako-shi, 351-01 Saitama, Japan.
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M. Furuya
Laboratory of Plant Biological Regulation, Frontier Research Program, Riken Institute, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako-shi, 351-01 Saitama, Japan.
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Laboratory of Plant Biological Regulation, Frontier Research Program, Riken Institute, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako-shi, 351-01 Saitama, Japan.
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Published May 1993. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.5.5.541

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The role of intercellular signals in plant development was investigated using phytochrome-induced formation of anthocyanin in cotyledons of white mustard as a model system. The problem was approached by irradiating different subregions of the cotyledon with a microbeam. This technique was combined with in situ hybridization of chalcone synthase mRNA after irradiation of the entire cotyledon. Individual cells that exhibited all-or-none responses with a resultant stochastic, patchy pattern were examined during early stages of anthocyanin synthesis. It was demonstrated that the responses of individual cells were subsequently integrated by long-range inhibitory signals. This process led to ordered and gradually developing patterns that could be detected when final stages were analyzed at the whole-organ level. The significance of these findings is discussed in terms of efforts toward a general understanding of photomorphogenesis in plants.

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Cell Communication, Stochastic Cell Responses, and Anthocyanin Pattern in Mustard Cotyledons.
P. Nick, B. Ehmann, M. Furuya, E. Schafer
The Plant Cell May 1993, 5 (5) 541-552; DOI: 10.1105/tpc.5.5.541

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Cell Communication, Stochastic Cell Responses, and Anthocyanin Pattern in Mustard Cotyledons.
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The Plant Cell May 1993, 5 (5) 541-552; DOI: 10.1105/tpc.5.5.541
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