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SWI3A/B regulates the transition from vegetative to reproductive phase in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha.
Plant reproduction - 20 May 2026
Lozano-Quiles Maria, Raval Parth K, Rensing Stefan A, Gould Sven B
Abstract excerpt
Land plants alternate between multicellular haploid and diploid phases, requiring a tight coordination between vegetative growth and sexual reproduction. We investigated SWI3A/B, an ancient core subunit of the SWI/SNF complex, of the non-vascular liverwort Marchantia polymorpha. A mutation in the promoter of MpSWI3A/B affected gametangiophore development and spermiogenesis in males, revealing its male-specific...
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