Required for cell division and cell differentiation in meristems. Encodes a homolog of the CDC27 subunit of the anaphase-promoting complex (APC). Unlike other CDC27 homologs in Arabidopsis, its transcription is cell cycle regulated. Strong hbt mutants give rise to seedlings that lack an anatomically recognizable quiescent center and differentiated columella root cap cells, the cell types derived from the wild-type hypophysis. Furthermore, they have no mitotically active root meristem and lack a differentiated lateral root cap.
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