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Models of regulation of stem cell niche structure in shoot apical meristem

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The experimental data obtained to date has provided grounds for certain concepts of stem cell niche regulation in shoot apical meristem (SAM). Mathematical modeling is used to check their consistency and coherence with the experimental data. In this paper, we summarize mathematical models of stem cell niche structure regulation proposed by different authors, analyze the experimental base and working hypotheses formalized in these models, and identify methodological differences in the approaches to the construction of these models.

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Original Russian Text © U.S. Zubairova, S.V. Nikolaev, 2013, published in Vavilovskii Zhurnal Genetiki i Selektsii, 2013, Vol. 17, No. 4/1, pp. 738–747.

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Zubairova, U.S., Nikolaev, S.V. Models of regulation of stem cell niche structure in shoot apical meristem. Russ J Genet Appl Res 4, 273–280 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2079059714040121

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