Aufgaben ist finanziert durch die SNSF und die DFG im Rahmen der CSCS Forschungsgruppe. In grass leaves, stomatal rows always form next to leaf veins, suggesting that this spatial coordination is important for water supply and demand (Baird & Raissig (2026) Ann Rev Plant Biol Ann Rev Plant Biol). Yet how the development of veins and stomata is spatially coordinated remains an open question. Building on a single-cell atlas of grass leaf development from the first phase of this research unit (Berg et al. (2026) Plant Cell), this project will use spatial genomics, imaging, genetics and biochemistry to uncover how these two tissues communicate to place stomatal rows robustly next to the leaf veins.
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