Maternal control of RNA decay safeguards embryo development
Gerardo Del Toro-De León, Maria Sofia Trenti, Varsha Vasudevan, Ursula Krause, Claudia Köhler
The paper shows that maternal sporophytic RNA decay safeguards embryo development by suppressing seed abortion through secondary siRNAs and AGO1 overload.
bioRxiv · May 28, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology