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N P Harberd1, K E King, P Carol, R J Cowling, J Peng, D E Richards.
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.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 10048300 DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-1878(199812)20:12<1001::AID-BIES6>3.0.CO;2-O
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bioessays ISSN: 0265-9247 Impact factor: 4.345