The ability of plant somatic cells to dedifferentiate, form somatic embryos and regenerate
whole plants in vitro has been harnessed for both clonal propagation and as a key …

While transformation of the major monocot crops is currently possible, the process typically
remains confined to one or two genotypes per species, often with poor agronomics, and …

Despite the fact that maize transformation has been available for over 25 years, the
technology has remained too specialized, labor-intensive, and inefficient to be useful for the …

Somatic embryogenesis is widely used in plant biotechnology, but regulatory networks
underlying this process are not fully understood. This process is regulated by many protein …

The use of Baby boom (Bbm) and Wuschel2 (Wus2) has made maize transformation more
efficient across an increasingly wide range of inbreds. However, the benefits have come with …

To examine the effect of the ectopic expression of three Arabidopsis genes, including WOX2,
WOX8 and WOX9, on the regenerative competency of tissues and cells cultured in vitro, we …

Constitutive expression of the Zea mays L.(maize) morphogenic transcription factors Baby
Boom (Bbm) and Wuschel2 (Wus2) in maize can not only greatly increase transformation …

During embryonic pattern formation, the main body axes are established and cells of
different developmental fates are specified from a single-cell zygote. Despite the …

Abstract The ZmHox1a and ZmHox1b (for Zea mays homeobox) genes map on
chromosomes 8 and 6, respectively. Both homeobox genes encode proteins that show 91 …

Use of the morphogenic genes Baby Boom (Bbm) and Wuschel2 (Wus2), along with new
ternary constructs, has increased the genotype range and the type of explants that can be …