The plant-specific family of GRAS transcription factors has been wide implicated in the
regulation of transcriptional reprogramming associated with a diversity of biological …

The development of both animals and plants relies on populations of pluripotent stem cells
that provide the cellular raw materials for organ and tissue formation. Plant stem cell …

Stem cell homeostasis in plant shoot meristems requires tight coordination between stem
cell proliferation and cell differentiation. In Arabidopsis, stem cells express the secreted …

Cotton is a globally cultivated crop, producing 87% of the natural fiber used in the global
textile industry. The pigment glands, unique to cotton and its relatives, serve as a defense …

Most land plants alternate between generations of sexual gametophytes and asexual
sporophytes. Unlike seed plants, fern gametophytes are free living and grow independently …

Land plants develop highly diversified shoot architectures, all of which are derived from the
pluripotent stem cells in shoot apical meristems (SAMs). As sustainable resources for …

As the closest extant sister group to seed plants, ferns are an important reference point to
study the origin and evolution of plant genes and traits. One bottleneck to the use of ferns in …

MicroRNA171 (miR171), a group of 21-nucleotide single-strand small RNAs, is one ancient
and conserved microRNA family in land plants. This review focuses on the recent progress …

Stem cells residing in plant apical meristems play an important role during postembryonic
development. These stem cells are the wellspring from which tissues and organs of the plant …

Stem cells play important roles in animal and plant biology, as they sustain morphogenesis
and tissue replenishment following aging or injury. In plants, stem cells are embedded in …