Brassinosteroid signaling in plant development and adaption to climate change

SPATIAL CONTROL OF BRASSINOSTEROID SIGNALING IN PLANT STEM CELLS The laboratory of Dr. Caño-Delgado investigates how BR signalling controls plant development, with a particular focus in understanding the spatial regulation of BR signalling in the vascular and stem cells. We have investigated how BRs control distinct cellular activities during plant development, as we have found that BRs play key roles in stem cell function and cell cycle progression at the root meristem development (Gonzalez-Garcia et al., Development, 2011), opening new avenues to study the role of stem cells on a mechanistic level.