Molecular evolution of stem cell regulators driving powerful regenerative abilities in plants
Plants have evolved diverse regenerative strategies, such as somatic embryogenesis and de novo organ regeneration, governed by key transcription factors. This commentary summarizes the evolutionary trajectories of three conserved regulators—LEC2, WOX, and euANT—that orchestrate stem cell fate transitions during regeneration. The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Authors
- Viola Willemsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6420-0605)
- Wu Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8444-368X)
- Zhanghui Zeng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4959-6015)
- GX Cai
- Lin Xu
Institutions
- Hangzhou Normal University (CN)
- Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences (CN)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Wageningen University & Research (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Systematics and Evolution
- Published
- 2026-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.70055
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 31.34