Mechanism on How Maternal and Paternal Factors Cooperate in Plant Growth (IMAGE)

Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM), Nagoya University

Mechanism on How Maternal and Paternal Factors Cooperate in Plant Growth

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SSP derived from the sperm cell activates the WRKY2 protein in the zygote. WRKY2 and HDG11/12, derived from the egg cells, work together to generate the WOX8 protein, which is responsible for asymmetric cell division.

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ITbM, Nagoya University

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