We thank Dr Yunde Zhao (University of California at San Diego, USA) for valuable suggestions. We thank Dr Jeff Long (University of California, Los Angeles, USA) and Dr Tomotsugu Koyama (Kyoto University, Japan) for kindly providing the seeds of tpl-1 and tcp3 tcp4 tcp5 tcp10. This work was supported by the National Key Basic Research Program of China (973- 2012CB944801), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31270321), and National Transformation Science and Technology Program (2014ZX08009003-003-003). This work was also partially supported by the 111 Project (B06001).
Ovules are essential for plant reproduction and develop into seeds after fertilization. SPOROCYTELESS/NOZZLE (SPL/NZZ) has been known for more than 15 years as an essential factor for ovule development in Arabidopsi...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(91019003);National Basic Research Program of China(2011CB943803 and 2013CB933701)
As a prototype of the TGF-β superfamily cytokines, TGF-β is well known for its diverse roles in embryogenesis and adult tis- sue homeostasis. TGF-β evokes cellular responses by signaling mainly through cell membran...