Researchers reveal hierarchical transcriptional regulatory network for plant somatic embryogenesis
Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - 07:40
in Biology & Nature
Owing to their sessile nature, plants maintain cell pluripotency or totipotency throughout their life cycles. Somatic plant cells are able to regenerate themselves in response to mechanical stimuli, or to go through somatic embryogenesis to regenerate whole plants. Since first documented in 1950s, somatic embryogenesis has become a powerful tool in plant biotechnology for propagation of endangered species and generation of genetically modified plants with improved traits.