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Mutation in Polycomb repressive complex 2 gene OsFIE2 promotes asexual embryo formation in rice.
Nature plants - 1 Nov 2023
Wu Xiaoba, Xie Liqiong, Sun Xizhe, Wang Ningning, Finnegan E Jean, Helliwell Chris, Yao Jialing, Zhang Hongyu, Wu Xianjun, Hands Phil, Lu Falong, Ma Lisong, Zhou Bing, Chaudhury Abed, Cao Xiaofeng, Luo Ming
Abstract excerpt
Prevention of autonomous division of the egg apparatus and central cell in a female gametophyte before fertilization ensures successful reproduction in flowering plants. Here we show that rice ovules of Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) Osfie1 and Osfie2 double mutants exhibit asexual embryo and autonomous endosperm formation at a high frequency, while ovules of single Osfie2 mutants display asexual...
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