Encodes gene product that is required for several aspects of phloem development in the root: (1) the specific divisions organizing the phloem pole, (2) sieve element differentiation and (3) the expression of a companion-specific gene. Mutant has a defect in the organization of phloem poles in the root. apl seedlings have a short, determinate root with only occasional lateral branches.
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