Molecular Mechanisms of Somatic Embryogenesis in Plants
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Development and Morphogenesis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 40
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Interests: stem cell; plant growth and development; somatic embryogenesis
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Dear Colleagues,
Somatic embryogenesis is the reprogramming of plant cells, encompassing biological processes such as changes in cellular metabolism and gene expression, epigenetic regulation, and alterations in cell developmental fate. It is a clear manifestation of plant cell totipotency. Essentially, it involves the reshaping of the developmental fate of somatic cells, regaining totipotency, and subsequently re-differentiating into a complete organism. Somatic embryogenesis is both a method of asexual propagation and an effective regeneration system for crop genetic transformation. Despite its importance, the regulatory mechanisms underlying somatic embryogenesis remain poorly understood. Current research focuses on elucidating the regulatory mechanisms that initiate somatic embryogenesis and analyzing the molecular pathways through which differentiated plant cells revert to totipotent states and form embryos. Understanding the molecular genetic networks that govern the initiation and development of somatic embryos is a key research frontier in developmental biology. This Special Issue of Plants will explore these critical molecular mechanisms, which are vital for both basic and applied plant research.
Prof. Dr. Yinghua Su
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- somatic embryo
- cell totipotency
- molecular mechanisms
- plant
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