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The THO Complex Non-Cell-Autonomously Represses Female Germline Specification through the TAS3-ARF3 Module.
Current biology : CB - 5 Jun 2017
Su Zhenxia, Zhao Lihua, Zhao Yuanyuan, Li Shaofang, Won SoYoun, Cai Hanyang, Wang Lulu, Li Zhenfang, Chen Piaojuan, Qin Yuan, Chen Xuemei
Abstract excerpt
In most sexually reproducing plants, a single somatic, sub-epidermal cell in an ovule is selected to differentiate into a megaspore mother cell, which is committed to giving rise to the female germline. However, it remains unclear how intercellular signaling among somatic cells results in only one cell in the sub-epidermal layer differentiating into the megaspore mother cell. Here we uncovered a role of the THO...
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