Encodes a basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) protein that controls meristemoid differentiation during stomatal development. In the absence of MUTE, meristemoids abort after excessive asymmetric divisions and fail to differentiate stomata. MUTE expression in the meristemoid is required for SLGCs differentiation as pavement cells. Epidermal cells lose their competence to respond to MUTE overexpression during cotyledon development.
TAIR Short Description:
basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) DNA-binding superfamily protein
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