title: Spore formation in plants: sporocyteless and more.
abstract: Plant reproduction is initiated by the specification of sporocytes that form haploid spores through meiosis. A new study in Arabidopsis published in Cell Research shows how the product of sporocyteless/nozzle, a key gene in this process, partners with co-repressors and transcription factors to promote spore formation, and draws interesting parallels with fungi.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Biology, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.affiliation: 1] Department of Plant Biology, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA [2] Department of Plant Biology and Plant Sciences, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
authors.forename: Venkatesan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sundaresan
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000254:growth & development*; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D056771:Ovule / Q000254:growth & development*; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D012097:Repressor Proteins