LEC2 unlocks totipotency by unlocking chromatin

Plants exhibit a unique regenerative capacity, exemplified by somatic embryogenesis (SE), that is, the formation of embryos from somatic cells. In a recent study, Peng et al. identified LEAFY COTYLEDON2 (LEC2) as a central regulator of SE by remodeling chromatin and activating totipotency regulators...

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Published in:Trends in plant science 2026-02, Vol.31 (2), p.129-131
Main Author: Wójcik, Anna M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arabidopsis - embryology
Arabidopsis - genetics
Arabidopsis - metabolism
Arabidopsis Proteins - genetics
Arabidopsis Proteins - metabolism
chromatin
Chromatin - genetics
Chromatin - metabolism
Epigenesis, Genetic
epigenetics
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
LEC2
regeneration
somatic embryogenesis
totipotency
Transcription Factors - genetics
Transcription Factors - metabolism
WOX2
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