Gibberellin: inhibitor of an inhibitor of...?
- 14 January 1999
- Vol. 20 (12) , 1001-1008
- https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1521-1878(199812)20:12<1001::aid-bies6>3.0.co;2-o
Abstract
Gibberellin is an endogenous plant growth regulator. Here, we describe our present understanding of how gibberellin regulates plant growth, using recent results gained from studies of gibberellin‐signalling mutants of Arabidopsis. These results show that a signalling pathway represses plant growth and that gibberellin releases this repression. In consequence, the well‐known growth‐promoting properties of gibberellin are due to its activity as an “inhibitor of an inhibitor” [Brian Pw. Sym Soc. Exp Bio 1957; 11:166–182 (Ref.1)] of plant growth. BioEssays 20:1001–1008, 1998. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.Keywords
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