Sexual reproduction: Is the genetic pathway for female germ cell specification conserved in land plants?

Emiko Yoro; Keiko Sakakibara

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2024.01.062

Sexual reproduction: Is the genetic pathway for female germ cell specification conserved in land plants?

Curr Biol. 2024 Mar 25;34(6):R241-R244. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.01.062.

Authors

Emiko Yoro¹, Keiko Sakakibara²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Life Science, Rikkyo University, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan. Electronic address: eyoro@rikkyo.ac.jp.
² Department of Life Science, Rikkyo University, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan.

PMID: 38531316
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.01.062

Abstract

Land plants share several core factors responsible for female gametophyte development, despite their differing structures and developmental programs. New work providing molecular dissection of reproductive phases in non-angiosperm plants is a powerful tool for elucidating the underlying genetic network.

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MeSH terms

Embryophyta* / genetics
Gene Regulatory Networks*
Germ Cells
Plants / genetics
Reproduction