This EMBO Workshop explores the gene-regulatory mechanisms that drive developmental reprogramming upon fertilization. It focuses on the interplay of transcriptional, post-transcriptional, and develop…

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In roots, cell-type-specific differentiation enables specialized responses to environmental stress. The cortex, located between the vasculature and epidermis, is a key site for stress-responsive modi....

• LEC2 reprograms somatic epidermal cells into totipotent somatic embryo founder cells • LEC2 and SPCH co-activate local auxin biosynthesis by targeting TAA1 and YUC4 • GMC-auxin state marks stomatal cells shifting from differentiation to totipotency • Transcriptional rewiring and auxin signaling drive reprogramming of stomatal cells

This study discovered that locally confined DNA differences boost crossover rates in both Arabidopsis and maize, revealing a conserved mechanism that can accelerate plant breeding and trait introgress...

Bizarre discovery of interspecies cloning “almost impossible to believe,” biologists say

Wheat is important for global food security and understanding the molecular mechanisms driving spike and spikelet development can inform the development of more productive varieties. In this study, we...