Single-cell transcriptome analysis in plants: advances and challenges

R Shaw, X Tian, J Xu - Molecular Plant, 2021 - cell.com
The rapid and enthusiastic adoption of single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) has
demonstrated that this technology is far more than just another way to perform transcriptome …

Advances and opportunities in single-cell transcriptomics for plant research

C Seyfferth, J Renema, JR Wendrich… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Single-cell approaches are quickly changing our view on biological systems by increasing
the spatiotemporal resolution of our analyses to the level of the individual cell. The field of …

A single-cell analysis of the Arabidopsis vegetative shoot apex

TQ Zhang, Y Chen, JW Wang - Developmental Cell, 2021 - cell.com
The shoot apical meristem allows for reiterative formation of new aerial structures throughout
the life cycle of a plant. We use single-cell RNA sequencing to define the cellular taxonomy …

Distinct identities of leaf phloem cells revealed by single cell transcriptomics

JY Kim, E Symeonidi, TY Pang, T Denyer… - The Plant …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The leaf vasculature plays a key role in solute translocation. Veins consist of at least seven
distinct cell types, with specific roles in transport, metabolism, and signaling. Little is known …

Plant Metabolic Network 15: A resource of genome‐wide metabolism databases for 126 plants and algae

C Hawkins, D Ginzburg, K Zhao… - Journal of integrative …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
To understand and engineer plant metabolism, we need a comprehensive and accurate
annotation of all metabolic information across plant species. As a step towards this goal, we …

Cell-by-cell dissection of phloem development links a maturation gradient to cell specialization

P Roszak, J Heo, B Blob, K Toyokura, Y Sugiyama… - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION The plant root grows indeterminately. Continual birth and maturation of
cells in a gradient along the root longitudinal axis requires tissue-wide coordination of cell …

A single-cell Arabidopsis root atlas reveals developmental trajectories in wild-type and cell identity mutants

R Shahan, CW Hsu, TM Nolan, BJ Cole, IW Taylor… - Developmental cell, 2022 - cell.com
In all multicellular organisms, transcriptional networks orchestrate organ development. The
Arabidopsis root, with its simple structure and indeterminate growth, is an ideal model for …

Single‐cell RNA‐seq reveals fate determination control of an individual fibre cell initiation in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)

Y Qin, M Sun, W Li, M Xu, L Shao, Y Liu… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cotton fibre is a unicellular seed trichome, and lint fibre initials per seed as a factor
determines fibre yield. However, the mechanisms controlling fibre initiation from ovule …

Nutrient–hormone relations: Driving root plasticity in plants

Z Jia, RFH Giehl, N von Wirén - Molecular Plant, 2022 - cell.com
Optimal plant development requires root uptake of 14 essential mineral elements from the
soil. Since the bioavailability of these nutrients underlies large variation in space and time …

Transport mechanisms of plant hormones

M Anfang, E Shani - Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Plant growth, development, and response to the environment are mediated by a group of
small signaling molecules named hormones. Plants regulate hormone response pathways …