The regulation of transposable elements (TEs) requires overlapping epigenetic
modifications that must be reinforced every cell division and generation. In plants, this is …

The epigenome orchestrates genome accessibility, functionality, and three-dimensional
structure. Because epigenetic variation can impact transcription and thus phenotypes, it may …

Germline specification is a fundamental process in plant reproduction, and the Megaspore
Mother Cell (MMC), is a critical cell that differentiates and develops into the female …

In most flowering plants, the female germline is initiated in the subepidermal L2 layer of
ovule primordia forming a single megaspore mother cell (MMC). How signaling from the L1 …

Unlike in humans and animals, plant germlines are specified de novo from somatic cells in
the reproductive organs of the flower. In most flowering plant ovules, the female germline …

Germ-line specification is essential for sexual reproduction. In the ovules of most flowering
plants, only a single hypodermal cell enlarges and differentiates into a megaspore mother …

Female germline cells in flowering plants differentiate from somatic cells to produce
specialized reproductive organs, called ovules, embedded deep inside the flowers. We …

The Arabidopsis thaliana ovule arises as a female reproductive organ composed solely of
somatic diploid cells. Among them, one cell will acquire a unique identity and initiate female …

In most sexually reproducing plants, a single somatic, sub-epidermal cell in an ovule is
selected to differentiate into a megaspore mother cell, which is committed to giving rise to …

In the ovules of most sexually reproducing plants, one hypodermal cell differentiates into a
megaspore mother cell (MMC), which gives rise to the female germline. Trans-acting small …