Bryophytes including mosses, liverworts, and hornworts are among the earliest land plants,
and occupy a crucial phylogenetic position to aid in the understanding of plant …

Plant glandular trichomes are epidermal secretory structures producing various specialized
metabolites. These metabolites are involved in plant adaptation to its environment and many …

Plants require sophisticated regulatory mechanisms to ensure the degree of anthocyanin
pigmentation is appropriate to myriad developmental and environmental signals. Central to …

As one of the largest families of transcription factors (TFs) in plants, R2R3-MYB proteins play
crucial roles in regulating a series of plant-specific biological processes. Although the …

The glandular secretory trichomes (GST s) on Artemisia annua leaves have the capacity to
secrete and store artemisinin, a compound which is the most effective treatment for …

Cotton, with cellulose‐enriched mature fibers, is the largest source of natural textiles.
Through a map‐based cloning strategy, we isolated an industrially important lint fiber …

Natural antisense transcripts (NAT s) are commonly observed in eukaryotic genomes, but
only a limited number of such genes have been identified as being involved in gene …

Plant glandular secretory trichomes (GSTs) produce various specialized metabolites.
Increasing GST density represents a strategy to enhance the yield of these chemicals; …

Artemisia annua L. is known for its specific product “artemisinin” which is an active
ingredient for curing malaria. Artemisinin is secreted and accumulated in the glandular …

Highlights•Seed trichome or fiber in cotton serves as an ideal model to study plant cell
differentiation.•Fiber initiation determines cotton fiber yield.•GhMMLs evolve important and …