Plants have remarkable abilities to regenerate in response to wounding. How wounding
triggers rapid signal transduction to induce a cellular response is a key topic for …

Key message This review summarizes the molecular basis and emerging applications of
developmental regulatory genes and nanoparticles in plant transformation and discusses …

Many plant species can give rise to embryos from somatic cells after a simple hormone
treatment, illustrating the remarkable developmental plasticity of differentiated plant cells …

Somatic embryogenesis (SE), or embryo development from in vitro cultured vegetative
explants, can be induced in Arabidopsis by the synthetic auxin 2, 4‐dichlorophenoxyacetic …

Plant embryogenesis results from the fusion of male and female gametes but can also be
induced in somatic cells. The molecular pathways for embryo initiation are poorly …

Abstract Key message Combined GWAS, WGCNA, and gene-based association studies
identified the co-expression network and hub genes for maize EC induction. ZmARF23 …

Key message Synthetic control systems have led to significant advancement in the study
and engineering of unicellular organisms, but it has been challenging to apply these tools to …

Adventitious shoot (AS) regeneration is a significant factor in the genetic transformation of
horticultural plants. It is also a noteworthy approach to their vegetative propagation. AS …

Melon (Cucumis melo L.) is a protected crop in China with high economic value.
Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation is a powerful tool to improve agronomic …

Key message This review discusses the epigenetic changes during somatic embryo (SE)
development, highlights the genes and miRNAs involved in the transition of somatic cells …