Combined computational modeling and experimental analysis integrating chemical and mechanical signals suggests possible mechanism of shoot meristem maintenance. - Mikahl Banwarth-Kuhn; Kevin Rodriguez; Christian Michael; Calvin-Khang Ta; Alexander Plong; Eric Bourgain-Chang; Ali Nematbakhsh; Weitao Chen; Amit K. Roy-Chowdhury; G. Venugopala Reddy; Mark S. Alber (PLoS Comput. Biol., 2022)