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RPT2a regulates inflorescence meristem indeterminacy

 Yao, Wang et al. identify the mechanisms regulating inflorescence meristem determinacy in Arabidopsis. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad249 By Wang Jinsong Yao1, Yi Peng Wang1, Jing Peng1, Pei Pei Yin1, Hengbin Gao1, Li Xu1, Thomas Laux2, Xian Sheng Zhang1, and Ying Hua Su1 1Shandong…

Epigenetic regulation during rice domestication and de-domestication

Cao et al. investigate the role of epigenetic variation in rice domestication and de-domestication. The Plant Cell (2023). https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad160 By Shuai Cao1,2 and Qingxin Song1 1 State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University,…

DNA demethylation is important for imprinted gene expression in maize endosperm but may do more

Gent et al. characterize a classical maize mutant and find insights into genomic imprinting and DNA methylation in endosperm Jonathan I. Gent, Department of Plant Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA  Background: In 1970, Jerry Kermicle reported that maize kernels could have…