EMF2b-1 regulates endosperm cell cycling through PRC2 recruitment in maize
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.
Authors
- Yingpeng Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3873-4574)
- Xing Tian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1110-656X)
- Y. F. Li
- Wenkai Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7436-2192)
- Xiao Hui Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8778-595X)
- Hengyu Yan
- Jiaqiang Dong
- Jiameng Xu
- Nianguo Xue
- Ke Qing
- Jie Chen
Institutions
- Qingdao Agricultural University (CN)
- Shandong University (CN)
- Ministry of Agriculture (CA)
- Shanxi Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Genome biology
- Published
- 2026-03-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-026-04049-3
- Primary Topic
- Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00