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Exploring Cutting-Edge Biological Signalling Research in Freiburg

The Lord Mayor of Freiburg, Martin Horn, recently embarked on a visit to the renowned Signalhaus Freiburg, a symbol of research excellence housing the Clusters of Excellence BIOSS (Biological Signalling Studies) and CIBSS (Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies). Accompanied by Ms....

2 new DFG research units at the University of Freiburg

The research units are aiming to reveal the potential of enzymatic catalysis and investigate the biological mechanisms that underlie bladder cancer.

First joint Open Day of CIBSS and BIOSS

In June, the two Freiburg signalling research centres CIBSS and BIOSS gave visitors insights into current research topics.

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Plant Stem Cell Niches

08.02.2012

Aichinger E, Kornet N, Friedrich T, Laux T.

Annu Rev Plant Biol. 2012;63:615-36

Annu Rev Plant Biol online article

Multicellular organisms possess pluripotent stem cells to form new organs, replenish lost cells, or regenerate organs after injury. In plants, stem cell niches are situated in the shoot, root, and vascular meristems — self-perpetuating units of organ formation. In this review, we focus on current models in plant stem cell research elaborated during the past two decades, mainly in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. We address the roles of mobile signals on transcriptional modules involved in balancing cell fates.