Molecular evolution of stem cell regulators driving powerful regenerative abilities in plants

2026/02/05 by GX Cai, Zhanghui Zeng, Viola Willemsen +2 · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Plant Molecular Biology Research #Plant tissue culture and regeneration #Plant Gene Expression Analysis

paper · doi:10.1111/jse.70055

Abstract

Plants have evolved diverse regenerative strategies, such as somatic embryogenesis and de novo organ regeneration, governed by key transcription factors. This commentary summarizes the evolutionary trajectories of three conserved regulators—LEC2, WOX, and euANT—that orchestrate stem cell fate transitions during regeneration.

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• 🌳🌵🪴🌿Plants are amazing!🌴🌲🌱🌾 In this Commentary, Cai et al. explore the #molecular #evolution of #StemCell regulators that drive regenerative strategies like somatic embryogenesis and de novo [bsky, 21 points, 1 comments]

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