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Sci. Signal., 17 July 2012
Vol. 5, Issue 233, p. pe30
[DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2003311]

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GSK3-Like Kinases Integrate Brassinosteroid Signaling and Stomatal Development

Stuart A. Casson* and Alistair M. Hetherington

School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1UG, UK.

Abstract: Developmental pathways are often regulated by multiple signals, and a major challenge is to understand how the different signaling pathways triggered by these signals interact to modulate a specific process. Brassinosteroids (BRs) are plant hormones that regulate cell expansion, cell division, and photomorphogenesis. A key regulator in BR signaling, the GSK3- and SHAGGY-like kinase BRASSINOSTEROID INSENSITIVE2, regulates two distinct steps in the stomatal development signaling pathway to either enhance or inhibit this process.

* Corresponding author. E-mail: stuart.casson{at}bristol.ac.uk

Citation: S. A. Casson, A. M. Hetherington, GSK3-Like Kinases Integrate Brassinosteroid Signaling and Stomatal Development. Sci. Signal. 5, pe30 (2012).

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