Embryo–endosperm interactions

NM Doll, GC Ingram - Annual Review of Plant Biology, 2022 - annualreviews.org
In angiosperms, double fertilization triggers the concomitant development of two closely
juxtaposed tissues, the embryo and the endosperm. Successful seed development and …

The impact of stress combination on reproductive processes in crops

R Sinha, FB Fritschi, SI Zandalinas, R Mittler - Plant Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Historically, extended droughts combined with heat waves caused severe reductions in crop
yields estimated at billions of dollars annually. Because global warming and climate change …

Single-nucleus RNA and ATAC sequencing reveals the impact of chromatin accessibility on gene expression in Arabidopsis roots at the single-cell level

A Farmer, S Thibivilliers, KH Ryu, J Schiefelbein… - Molecular Plant, 2021 - cell.com
Similar to other complex organisms, plants consist of diverse and specialized cell types. The
gain of unique biological functions of these different cell types is the consequence of the …

Plant AtEH/Pan1 proteins drive autophagosome formation at ER-PM contact sites with actin and endocytic machinery

P Wang, R Pleskot, J Zang, J Winkler, J Wang… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract The Arabidopsis EH proteins (AtEH1/Pan1 and AtEH2/Pan1) are components of the
endocytic TPLATE complex (TPC) which is essential for endocytosis. Both proteins are …

Exo84c interacts with VAP27 to regulate exocytotic compartment degradation and stigma senescence

T Zhang, Y Li, C Li, J Zang, E Gao, JT Kroon… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
In plants, exocyst subunit isoforms exhibit significant functional diversity in that they are
involved in either protein secretion or autophagy, both of which are essential for plant …

Flowers and climate change: a metabolic perspective

M Borghi, L Perez de Souza, T Yoshida… - New …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Adverse climatic conditions at the time of flowering severely hinder crop yields and threaten
the interactions between plants and their pollinators. These features depend on a common …

Winners take all: competition for carbon resource determines grain fate

S Shen, S Ma, L Wu, SL Zhou, YL Ruan - Trends in Plant Science, 2023 - cell.com
As an evolutionary strategy, plants overproduce ovaries as a safety net for survival, with
those losing in the competition for resources being aborted. Grain abortion is, however …

The genome of Areca catechu provides insights into sex determination of monoecious plants

G Zhou, H Yin, F Chen, Y Wang, Q Gao… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The areca palm (Areca catechu) has a monoecious spadix, with male flowers on the apical
side and females on the basal side. Here, we applied multiomics analysis to investigate sex …

Two R2R3‐MYB genes cooperatively control trichome development and cuticular wax biosynthesis in Prunus persica

Q Yang, X Yang, L Wang, B Zheng, Y Cai… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The fruit surface has an enormous impact on the external appearance and postharvest shelf‐
life of fruit. Here, we report two functionally redundant genes, PpMYB25 and PpMYB26 …

NAC transcription factors ANAC087 and ANAC046 control distinct aspects of programmed cell death in the Arabidopsis columella and lateral root cap

M Huysmans, RA Buono, N Skorzinski, MC Radio… - The Plant …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Programmed cell death in plants occurs both during stress responses and as an integral part
of regular plant development. Despite the undisputed importance of developmentally …