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The type-B response regulators ARR10, ARR12 and ARR18 specify the central cell in Arabidopsis

Zhu et al. showed that the transcription factors ARR10, ARR12, and ARR18 specify cell fate of the embryo sac cell in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell (2022). By Mingsong Zhu and Xiaoping Gou Mingsong Zhu, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life…

Germline fate in pollen

Huang and Sun explore how germline fate is suppressed in vegetative cells but not in sperm cells of pollen. By Xiaorong Huang and Meng-Xiang Sun College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China Background: The microspore divides asymmetrically…

Psst! Pass it on: How the message to make a new root alters gene expression

Gala et al. perform single cell RNA sequencing to reveal molecular details about lateral root initiation.  By Amy Lanctot, Hardik Gala, Jennifer Nemhauser University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 Background: Roots anchor the plant in place and allow it take up needed water and nutrients.…