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Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2006; 8(3): 397-406
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-923952
Review Article

Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart KG · New York

Moss Systems Biology en Route: Phytohormones in Physcomitrella Development

E. L. Decker1 , W. Frank1 , E. Sarnighausen1 , R. Reski1
  • 1Faculty of Biology, Plant Biotechnology, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestraße 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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Received: December 5, 2005

Accepted: January 31, 2006

Publication Date:
19 April 2006 (online)

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Abstract

The moss Physcomitrella patens has become a powerful model system in modern plant biology. Highly standardized cell culture techniques, as well as the necessary tools for computational biology, functional genomics and proteomics have been established. Large EST collections are available and the complete moss genome will be released soon. A simple body plan and the small number of different cell types in Physcomitrella facilitate the study of developmental processes. In the filamentous juvenile moss tissue, developmental decisions rely on the differentiation of single cells. Developmental steps are controlled by distinct phytohormones and integration of environmental signals. Especially the phytohormones auxin, cytokinin, and abscisic acid have distinct effects on early moss development. In this article, we review current knowledge about phytohormone influences on early moss development in an attempt to fully unravel the complex regulatory signal transduction networks underlying the developmental decisions of single plant cells in a holistic systems biology approach.

Key words

Bryophyte - cell cycle - homologous recombination - cell differentiation - auxin - cytokinin - ABA

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R. Reski

Faculty of Biology
Plant Biotechnology
University of Freiburg

Schänzlestraße 1

79104 Freiburg

Germany

Email: ralf.reski@biologie.uni-freiburg.de

Editor: H. Rennenberg