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Regeneration finds a new friend

Bisht et al. Identify key factors in wound-activated regenerative cell division. Jefri Heyman1,2 and Lieven De Veylder1,2 1Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent, B-9052, Belgium. 2VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent, B-9052, Belgium. Background:…

Elucidating elicitin recognition

Chen et al. explore the recognition of Phytophthora effectors in Nicotiana benthamiana and the conservation of these responses in the Solanaceae Background: Plant pathogens employ effectors as weapons to invade and colonize plant tissue. To counteract these effectors, plants have developed surveillance…

Vacuole formation in the female gametophyte

Hu and Yu et al. demonstrate that BIN2-VLG module regulates vacuole formation in female gametophyte. By Li-Qin Hu, Shi-Xia Yu, and Wen-Hui Lin Background: In Arabidopsis, the development of the female gametophyte (FG) within the ovule is essential for plant reproduction and seed yield. Formation…

Adventitious root formation in apple

Mao et al. demonstrate that MdTCP17 inhibits adventitious root primordium formation in apple rootstocks. The Plant Cell (2023).  Background: Adventitious root (AR) formation is important for vegetative propagation in plants and is critical for plant breeding and propagation, particularly in plants…