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. 2017 Apr 26;12(4):e0176093. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176093

Fig 2. The WUS protein moves specifically to the overlaying cells and suppresses their mitotic activity.

Fig 2

By moving specifically as functional protein to the group of cells at the tip of the meristem and suppressing their mitotic activity, WUS establishes differential mitotic rate between two domains, the stem cells and the neighboring meristematic cells.