The plant hormone auxin is involved in a wide range of developmental phenomena in
plants. It carries out many of its effects through a signalling network involving the regulation
of specific genes, including those involved in its own polar transport between cells.
These transporters are able to be redistributed between cell faces, causing the asymmetric
auxin transport that is a key requirement for the formation of vein patterns in leaves.
In this thesis I describe the development of a biochemical kinetics-based model of auxin
signalling and transport in a single cell, which displays biologically plausible responses
to auxin application. The single-cell model then serves as the basis for a multicell model
of auxin-mediated vein formation at a very early stage of leaf formation in Arabidopsis
thaliana. / ix, 73 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:ALU.w.uleth.ca/dspace#10133/673 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Slingerland, Martin Jacob (Marc), University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science |
| Contributors | Roussel, Marc |
| Publisher | Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 2007, Arts and Science, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Relation | Thesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science) |
Page generated in 0.0016 seconds