2015BMC BiologyOpen access

Q&A: How do plants respond to cytokinins and what is their importance?

Asami Osugi, Hitoshi Sakakibara

Open full text 146 citations

Abstract

Cytokinins comprise a family of signaling molecules essential for regulating the growth and development of plants, acting both locally and at a distance. Although much is known about their biosynthesis and transport, important open questions remain.

Open-access reader

About this research paper

What this paper is about

Cytokinins comprise a family of signaling molecules essential for regulating the growth and development of plants, acting both locally and at a distance. Although much is known about their biosynthesis and transport, important open questions remain.

Why it matters

OpenAlex reports 146 citations for this work. Citation counts describe recorded attention and do not establish research quality.

Key contribution

A contribution statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Method / approach

Method details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Main findings

Findings are not separately available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Limitations

Limitations are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Applications

Application details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Available abstract

Cytokinins comprise a family of signaling molecules essential for regulating the growth and development of plants, acting both locally and at a distance. Although much is known about their biosynthesis and transport, important open questions remain.

Key concepts: Biology, Biosynthesis, Cytokinin, Cell biology, Signal transduction, Plant development, Botany, Computational biology

Related papers

Back to paper searchBrowse research topicsOriginal source
Q&A: How do plants respond to cytokinins and what is their importance? — Research Paper | ScholarLens