AMF-induced pericycle cell RNA-seq
This project investigates how arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) influence transcriptional regulation in maize pericycle cells during early lateral root development. Maize plants were cultivated for six weeks either with AMF inoculation (+AMF) or without inoculation (-AMF). Phloem-pole pericycle cells were isolated specifically at the lateral root initiation stage using laser capture microdissection to obtain high spatial and developmental resolution.