EMF2b-1 regulates endosperm cell cycling through PRC2 recruitment in maize

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Jiameng Xu · Ministry of Agriculture

Yingpeng Zhang · Ministry of Agriculture

Ke Qing · Ministry of Agriculture

Nianguo Xue · Ministry of Agriculture

Jie Chen · Ministry of Agriculture

Xiao Hui Zhang · Ministry of Agriculture

Wenkai Zhao ·

Abstract

These findings demonstrate that EMF2b-1 is essential for cell cycling during maize endosperm development, and uncover a transcription factor-guided mechanism of PRC2 recruitment in maize, an evolutionarily conserved strategy paralleling Polycomb targeting in Arabidopsis and Drosophila.

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Plant Molecular Biology Research Microtubule and mitosis dynamics Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

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Published in: Genome biology

DOI: 10.1186/s13059-026-04049-3

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EMF2b-1 regulates endosperm cell cycling through PRC2 recruitment in maize

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