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UNVEILING STEM CELL INDUCTION MECHANISMS FROM SPATIOTEMPORAL CELL-TYPE-SPECIFIC GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS IN POSTEMBRYONIC ROOT ORGANOGENSIS

The paper reconstructs a spatiotemporal transcriptional map of lateral root organogenesis in Arabidopsis, revealing a morphogenic cascade of transcription factors and identifying QC/Endodermis cells as stem cell progenitors.

ROOT PATTERNING AND REGENERATION ARE MEDIATED BY THE QUIESCENT CENTER AND INVOLVE BLUEJAY, JACKDAW AND SCARECROW REGULATION OF VASCULATURE FACTORS

This study identifies BLJ, JKD, and SCR transcription factors as regulators of quiescent center function and vascular patterning in plant roots, with CBF3 mediating some of their effects.